Elements of French deaf heritage /
Hedberg, Ulf,author.
Lane, Harlan,1936-author.
Gallaudet University Press.
"Elements of French Deaf Heritage is an examination of how Deaf ethnicity evolved in France via key elements such as Deaf schools, associations of the Deaf, congresses of the Deaf, presses, and key "founders" such as Deaf artists. Intended as a reference book, the aim of the authors is to disseminate the extensive amount of information they've collected so the reader can begin to understand the underlying forces how of Deaf culture was formed both in France and more generally"--
"When ethnic minorities are educated nowadays, it is commonly in a language they have not mastered, a curriculum that is alien to their experience, and majority teachers who do not speak the minority language. In the 19th century, on the contrary, most French Deaf children studied all their subjects in their most fluent language, French Sign Language (langue des signes francaise, or LSF). In a school with a signing community, students were able to respond to the instruction, to get help from older students, to discuss local, national and international events, to participate in student activities, to develop friendships, to choose a Deaf partner when marrying, to emulate older students, to have Deaf teachers, to acquire self-respect as a Deaf person"--Page 1.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and index.
Introduction -- Ethnic acculturation in the deaf schools -- Founders -- Ethnic societies in the deaf world -- Major international congresses -- The role of the press in ethnic maintenance -- Founders in the arts -- Epilogue -- Appendix : ethnicity and the deaf world.
"Elements of French Deaf Heritage is an examination of how Deaf ethnicity evolved in France via key elements such as Deaf schools, associations of the Deaf, congresses of the Deaf, presses, and key "founders" such as Deaf artists. Intended as a reference book, the aim of the authors is to disseminate the extensive amount of information they've collected so the reader can begin to understand the underlying forces how of Deaf culture was formed both in France and more generally"--
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