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Aron Marie (he/they) is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and American Sign Language at the University of Virginia. Previously, they served as a visiting professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Marie holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Human Development from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Political Science from UC San Diego.
Marie’s research examines how disabled people and their allies create political movements and innovate communication methods. Their dissertation explored sign language interpreting in Hanoi, Vietnam, and its impact on public perception of deaf voices. Their work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation, and Fulbright Program.
Marie teaches courses including “Anthropology of Disability,” “Deaf Studies in the Global South,” and “Sign, Gesture and Language.” They focus on global disability rights, sign language ideologies, and the intersection of language and social justice.
