Open your eyes : deaf studies talking /
This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world. In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider physical and cultural bound...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
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| Summary: | This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world. In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider physical and cultural boundaries of deaf places and probe the complex intersections of deaf identities with gender, sexuality, disability, family, and race. Together, they explore the role of sensory perception in constructing community, redefine literacy in light of signed languages, and delve into the profound medical, social, and political dimensions of the disability label often assigned to deafness. |
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| Item Description: | "This book was born out of the Deaf Studies Think Tank, a three-day symposium in the summer of 2002"--Preface. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 349 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816646180 081664618X 9780816646197 0816646198 |