Signs and Voices
Deaf Culture, Identity, Language, and Arts
Published on 21. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-1-56368-575-0 (ISBN)
Description
Signs and Voices addresses the effects of a range of modern scientific and social developments - such as cochlear implants, genetic engineering, and educational mainstreaming - on deaf culture. The book is split into three sections, the first focusing on culture and identity, the second on language and literacy, and the third on American Sign Language in the arts. An excellent DVD supplements the text, providing footage of ASL performances of some of the poetry and dramatic works discussed in the arts section of the book.
Reviews / Votes
"Signs and Voices offers us a place to revisit, expand, and update our knowledge. There are new perspectives on old ideas of culture and identity, thorough explanations of the language, and in-depth analyses of artistic expressions." (Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington, DC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
19 halftones, 12 figures
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56368-575-0 (9781563685750)
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Persons
Kristin A. Lindgren is a visiting assistant professor and director of the Writing Center at Haverford College. Doreen DeLuca is a RID-certified interpreter who works in the Philadelphia and Washington, DC, areas. Donna Jo Napoli is professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College.