087898
Cambridge - London
1988
15×23
meki
134
engleski
Cijena: 10,00 EUR
The book (1988), written by Carol Padden and Tom Humphries, is a foundational text in Deaf Studies that explores the lives of Deaf people from an internal, cultural perspective rather than a medical or pathological one. Both authors are Deaf themselves and emphasize that deafness is not a disability to be "cured," but a unique cultural identity. The book popularized the use of capitalized "Deaf" to refer to a cultural group sharing American Sign Language (ASL) and a common history, while lowercase "deaf" refers strictly to the audiological condition of hearing loss. The authors argue that ASL is a rich, primary language essential to Deaf identity, challenging the historical view of it as a mere set of gestures. The book uses folktales, jokes, personal stories, and poems to illustrate how Deaf people perceive themselves and the "hearing world". It describes how Deaf culture is transmitted and sustained through residential schools and shared social spaces. Padden and Humphries explain that for Deaf individuals, the world is centered on vision and signing; they often view hearing behaviors (like moving one's mouth to speak) as the "unusual" or "odd" behavior. Carol Padden is a professor at UC San Diego known for her work on the linguistics and culture of sign languages.Tom Humphries is an associate professor at UC San Diego and a prominent advocate for bilingual education (ASL and English) for Deaf children.
