02183nam 2200505Ia 450 991082375340332120200520144314.00-8166-5392-5(CKB)1000000000488654(EBL)346040(MiAaPQ)EBC346040(Au-PeEL)EBL346040(CaPaEBR)ebr10227062(OCoLC)437212152(EXLCZ)99100000000048865420070815d2008 ub 0engur|n|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOpen your eyes deaf studies talking /H-Dirksen L. Bauman, editor1st ed.Minneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20081 online resource (ix, 349 pages) illustrations"This book was born out of the Deaf Studies Think Tank, a three-day symposium in the summer of 2002"--Pref.0-8166-4618-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexA 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.DeafCongressesDeafSocial conditionsCongressesSign languageCongressesDeafDeafSocial conditionsSign language305.9082Bauman H-Dirksen L.1964-1496979MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823753403321Open your eyes4089381UNINA