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Open Your Eyes

Deaf Studies Talking
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Open Your Eyes presents a collection of essays by leading and emerging scholars, many of whom are deaf, examining the multifaceted nature of deafness. The book explores physical and cultural boundaries of deaf spaces and investigates how deaf identity intersects with gender, sexuality, disability, family, and race. It further explores sensory perception's role in community building, redefines literacy from the perspective of signed languages, and critiques the social, medical, and political implications of categorising deafness as a disability.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for readers interested in deaf studies, cultural identity, and disability rights, as well as educators and researchers seeking to understand the complexities of deaf experiences beyond traditional medical models.

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In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider the 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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780816646197

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 January 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Minnesota Press

Contributors:

  • Edited by H-Dirksen L. Bauman

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 308

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