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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781810703321

Titolo

Open your eyes [[electronic resource] ] : deaf studies talking / / H-Dirksen L. Bauman, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8166-5392-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 349 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

BaumanH-Dirksen L. <1964->

Disciplina

305.9082

Soggetti

Deaf

Deaf - Social conditions

Sign language

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This book was born out of the Deaf Studies Think Tank, a three-day symposium in the summer of 2002"--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction: Listening to Deaf Studies; Part I. Framing Deaf Studies; Part II. Deaf Perception and Community; Part III. Language and Literacy; Part IV. Places and Borders; Part V. Intersections and Identities; Part VI. The Question of Disability; Postscript: Gallaudet Protests of 2006 and the Myths of In/Exclusion; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A landmark work on the history, future, and implications of deaf studiesMoving beyond proving the existence of deaf culture, Open Your Eyes shows how the culture contributes vital insights on issues of identity, language, and power, and, ultimately, challenges our culture’s obsession with normalcy.