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

• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 349 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 305.9082
• Soggetto topico: Deaf; Deaf - Social conditions; Sign language
• Altri autori: BaumanH-Dirksen L. <1964->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Open your eyes
• ISBN: 0-8166-5392-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823753403321
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