Ordinary Lives - Recovering Deaf Social History through the American Census

The collective social history of deaf people in America has yet to be written. While scholars have focused their attention on residential schools for the deaf, leaders in the deaf community, and prominent graduates of these institutions, the lives of “ordinary” deaf individuals have been largely overlooked. Employing the methods of social history, such as the use of digital history techniques and often-ignored sources like census records, Eric C. Nystrom and R. A. R. Edwards recover the lived experiences of everyday deaf people in late nineteenth century America. Ordinary Lives captures the stories of deaf women and men, both Black and white, describing their family lives, networks of support, educational experiences, and successes and hardships. In this pioneering “deaf social history,” Edwards and Nystrom reconstruct the biographies of a wider range of deaf individuals to tell a richer, more nuanced, and more inclusive history of the larger American deaf community.

General

Imprint:	University of Massachusetts Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2024
Authors:	Eric C. Nystrom • Rebecca A.R. Edwards
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-62534-763-3
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-62534-763-4
Barcode:	9781625347633

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