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Deaf space in Adamorobe : an ethnographic study in a village in Ghana /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kusters, Annelies (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Deafness > ethnology.
Culture.
Ghana.
Deaf culture > Ghana > Adamorobe.
Deaf > Ghana > Adamorobe > Social life and customs.
Deaf > Marriage > Ghana > Adamorobe.
Akan (African people) > Ghana > Adamorobe.
Ethnology > Ghana > Adamorobe.
Table of Contents:
  • A deaf anthropologist's journey
  • Adamorobe: an Akan village in the Akwapim Valley
  • A deaf-inclusive village "since time immemorial until the end of days"
  • "Deaf same"? Deaf spaces and deaf sociality
  • Explanations of deafness in Adamorobe
  • The marriage prohibition and deaf-deaf relationships
  • Deaf education, the deaf church group, literacy, and Ghanaian sign language
  • Charitable aid, development projects, and group leadership
  • Visitors, researchers, and tourism
  • The end of the "deaf village"?