It's a Small World explores the fascinating and, at times,
controversial concept of DEAF-SAME ("I am deaf, you are deaf, and
so we are the same") and its influence on deaf spaces locally and
globally. The editors and contributors focus on national and
international encounters (e.g., conferences, sporting events, arts
festivals, camps) and the role of political/economic power
structures on deaf lives and the creation of deaf worlds. They also
consider important questions about how deaf people negotiate
DEAF-SAME and deaf difference, with particular attention to
relations between deaf people in the global South (countries in
Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with access to fewer resources
than other countries) and the global North (countries in Europe,
along with Canada, the US, Australia, and several other nations
with access to and often control of resources). Editors Michele
Friedner and Annelies Kusters and their contributors represent a
variety of academic and professional fields, from anthropology and
linguistics to cultural and religious studies. Each chapter in this
original volume highlights a new perspective on the multiple
intersections that occur between nationalities, cultures,
languages, religions, races, genders, and identities. The text is
organized into five sections "Gatherings, Language, Projects,
Networks, and Visions. Taken all together, the 23 chapters in this
book provide an understanding of how sameness and difference are
powerful yet contested categories in deaf worlds.
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