Join us for Fernand Deligny: Cartographer of the Wanderings of Those Who Do Not Speak, a screening and conversation about French thinker, writer, and social worker Fernand Deligny (1913–1996). Deligny dedicated his life to advocating for the autonomy and dignity of nonverbal autistic children, protecting them from internment in mental asylums by allowing them to move freely through the mountains of Cévennes, where he established a support network.

The evening will begin with a screening of excerpts from Ce gamin, là (1975, b/w, 54 min), a film by Deligny and Renaud Victor that explores the aforementioned support network, followed by a conversation with Anya Komar and John Rajchman. Focusing on Deligny’s drawing and filmmaking practices throughout the 1960s and 1980s, they’ll explore his alternative approach to the conventional treatment methods of the time for nonverbal autistic children, such as asylum, internment, clinical treatments, and psychoanalysis.

Amant programs are always free. RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Seating is first come, first served with some standing room available. Doors for Fernand Deligny: Cartographer of the Wanderings of Those Who Do Not Speak will open at 6:45pm on Wednesday, July 16, at Géza, located at 306 Maujer.