Open Your Eyes
Subtitle: Deaf Studies Talking
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press; University of Minnesota Press
Published: January 8, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780816646197
Subjects: Disability: social aspects; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; General; Sociology - General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Sign Language; Deaf; Sign Language; Social conditions
Description: 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.