Deaf gain : raising the stakes for human diversity / H-Dirksen L. Bauman and Joseph J. Murray, editors ; foreword by Andrew Solomon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bauman, H-Dirksen L., 1964-

Murray, Joseph J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deaf people.

Deaf culture.

Dutch Electronic Art Festival.

Physical Description:

xlii, 521 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2014.

Summary:

" Deaf people are usually regarded by the hearing world as having a lack, as missing a sense. Yet a definition of deaf people based on hearing loss obscures a wealth of ways in which societies have benefited from the significant contributions of deaf people. In this bold intervention into ongoing debates about disability and what it means to be human, experts from a variety of disciplines--neuroscience, linguistics, bioethics, history, cultural studies, education, public policy, art, and architecture--advance the concept of Deaf Gain and challenge assumptions about what is normal.Through their in-depth articulation of Deaf Gain, the editors and authors of this pathbreaking volume approach deafness as a distinct way of being in the world, one which opens up perceptions, perspectives, and insights that are less common to the majority of hearing persons. For example, deaf individuals tend to have unique capabilities in spatial and facial recognition, peripheral processing, and the detection of images. And users of sign language, which neuroscientists have shown to be biologically equivalent to speech, contribute toward a robust range of creative expression and understanding. By framing deafness in terms of its intellectual, creative, and cultural benefits, Deaf Gain recognizes physical and cognitive difference as a vital aspect of human diversity.Contributors: David Armstrong; Benjamin Bahan, Gallaudet U; Hansel Bauman, Gallaudet U; John D. Bonvillian, U of Virginia; Alison Bryan; Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Gallaudet U; Cindee Calton; Debra Cole; Matthew Dye, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Steve Emery; Ofelia García, CUNY; Peter C. Hauser, Rochester Institute of Technology; Geo Kartheiser; Caroline Kobek Pezzarossi; Christopher Krentz, U of Virginia; Annelies Kusters; Irene W. Leigh, Gallaudet U; Elizabeth M. Lockwood, U of Arizona; Summer Loeffler; Mara Lúcia Massuti, Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Donna A. Morere, Gallaudet U; Kati Morton; Ronice Muller de Quadros, U Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Donna Jo Napoli, Swarthmore College; Jennifer Nelson, Gallaudet U; Laura-Ann Petitto, Gallaudet U; Suvi Pylvanen, Kymenlaakso U of Applied Sciences; Antti Raike, Aalto U; Paivi Rainò, U of Applied Sciences Humak; Katherine D. Rogers; Clara Sherley-Appel; Kristin Snoddon, U of Alberta; Karin Strobel, U Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Hilary Sutherland; Rachel Sutton-Spence, U of Bristol, England; James Tabery, U of Utah; Jennifer Grinder Witteborg; Mark Zaurov. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I Philosophical Gains

1 Armchairs and Stares: On the Privation of Deafness / Teresa Blankmeyer Burke Burke, Teresa Blankmeyer 3

2 Identifying the "Able" in a Vari-able World: Two Lessons / James Tabery Tabery, James 23

3 The Case for Deaf Legal Theory through the Lens of Deaf Gain / Alison Bryan Bryan, Alison, Steve Emery Emery, Steve 37

II Language Gains

4 Three Revolutions: Language, Culture, and Biology / Laura-Ann Petitto Petitto, Laura-Ann 65

5 Deaf Gain in Evolutionary Perspective / David Armstrton Armstrton, David 77

6 Deaf Gain in the Study of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education / Ofelia García García, Ofelia, Debra Cole Cole, Debra 95

7 What We Learned from Sign Languages When We Stopped Having to Defend Them / Cindee Calton Calton, Cindee 112

III Language Gains in Action

8 Advantages of Learning a Signed Language / Peter C. Hauser and and, Peter C. Hauser, Geo Kartheiser Kartheiser, Geo 133

9 Baby Sign as Deaf Gain / Kristin Snoddon Snoddon, Kristin 146

10 Manual Signs and Gestures of the Inuit of Baffin Island: Observations during the Three Voyages Led by Martin Frobisher / Clara Sherley-Appel and and, Clara Sherley-Appel, John D. Bonvillian Bonvillian, John D. 159

11 Bulwer's Speaking Hands: Deafness and Rhetoric / Jennifer Nelson Nelson, Jennifer 182

IV Sensory Gains

12 Seeing the World through Deaf Eyes / Matthew Dye Dye, Matthew 193

13 A Magic Touch: Deaf Gain and the Benefits of Tactile Sensation / Donna Jo Napoli Napoli, Donna Jo 211

14 Senses and Culture: Exploring Sensory Orientations / Benjamin Bahan Bahan, Benjamin 233

15 The Deaf Gain of Wladislav Zeitlin, Jewish Scientist and Inventor / Mark Zaurov Zaurov, Mark 255

16 The Hidden Gain: A New Lens of Research with d/Deaf Children and Adults / Hilary Sutherland Sutherland, Hilary, Katherine D. Rogers Rogers, Katherine D. 269

V Social Gains

17 Deaf Gain and Shared Signing Communities / Annelies Kusters Kusters, Annelies 285

18 Gainful Employment: Historical Examples from Akron, Ohio / Kati Morton Morton, Kati 306

19 Effective Deaf Action in the Deaf Community in Uruguay / Elizabeth M. Lockwood Lockwood, Elizabeth M. 321

20 Deaf Gains in Brazil: Linguistic Policies and Network Establishment / Ronice Müller de Quadros Quadros, Ronice Müller de, Karin Strobel Strobel, Karin, Mara Lúcia Masutti Masutti, Mara Lúcia 341

21 Deaf Gain: Beyond Deaf Culture / Irene W. Leigh Leigh, Irene W., Donna A. Morere Morere, Donna A., Caroline Kobek Pezzarossi Pezzarossi, Caroline Kobek 356

VI Creative Gains

22 DeafSpace: An Architecture toward a More Livable and Sustainable World / Hansel Bauman Bauman, Hansel 375

23 Co-design from Divergent Thinking / Antti Raike Raike, Antti, Suvi Pylvänen Pylvänen, Suvi, Päivi Rainò Rainò, Päivi 402

24 The Hearing Line: How Literature Gains from Deaf People / Christopher Krentz Krentz, Christopher 421

25 Deaf Music: Embodying Language and Rhythm / Summer Loeffler Loeffler, Summer 436

26 Deaf Gain and Creativity in Signed Literature / Rachel Sutton-Spence Sutton-Spence, Rachel 457

27 Deaf Gain and the Creative Arts: Interviews with Deaf Artists / Jennifer Grinder Witteborg Witteborg, Jennifer Grinder 478.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816691210

0816691215

9780816691227

0816691223

OCLC:

877364958