"A most welcome contribution to the burgeoning field of Deaf
Studies. The book performs a vital service to readers by providing
them with a comprehensive collection of sources that narrate the
struggles, accomplishments and aspirations of our nation's deaf
community."
"--I. King Jordan, President, Gallaudet University"
"This is one of those marvelous initiatives that, when you see
it, leads you to say, 'Why didn't I think of that?' A very valuable
resource not only for the growing numbers of students in Deaf
Studies but for everyone who seeks to understand the world of
culturally Deaf people.""
"--Harlan Lane, University Distinguished Professor, Northeastern
University"
"A landmark in the history of Deaf studies. Bragg has assembled
an astonishingly balanced selection of historical sources, personal
memoirs, and critical essays to give readers a rich and varied
panaroma of perspectives."
"--Yerker Andersson, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and former
Chair of Deaf Studies, Gallaudet University"
To many who hear, the deaf world is as foreign as a country
never visited.
Deaf World thus concerns itself less with the perspectives of
the hearing and more with what Deaf people themselves think and do.
Editor Lois Bragg asserts that English is for many signing people a
second, infrequently used language and that Deaf culture is the
socially transmitted pattern of behavior, values, beliefs, and
expression of those who use American Sign Language. She has
assembled an astonishing array of historical sources, political
writings, and personal memoirs, from classic 19th-century
manifestos to contemporary policy papers, on everything from
eugenics to speech and lipreading, theright to work and marry, and
the never-ending controversy over separation vs. social
integration. At the heart of many of the selections lies the belief
that Deaf Americans have long constituted an internal colony of
sorts in the United States.
While not attempting to speak for Deaf people en masse, this
ambitious platform anthology places the Deaf on center stage,
offering them an opportunity to represent the world--theirs as well
as the hearing world--from a Deaf perspective. For Deaf readers,
the book will be welcomed as a gift, both a companion to be savored
and, as often, an opponent to be engaged and debated. And for the
hearing, it serves as an unprecedented guide to a world and a
culture so often overlooked.
Comprising a judicious mix of published pieces and original
essays solicited specifically for this volume, Deaf World marks a
major contribution.
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