Valuing deaf worlds in urban India /
"Although it is commonly believed that deafness and disability limits a person in a variety of ways, Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India describes the two as a source of value in postcolonial India. Michele Friedner argues that the experiences of deaf people offer an important portrayal of conte...
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| Médium: | Licensed eBooks |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press,
[2015]
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| On-line přístup: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1059802 |
Obsah:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Naming and Translation Practices
- Introduction Deaf Turns, Deaf Orientations, and Deaf Development
- 1 Orienting from (Bad) Family to (Good) Friends
- 2 Converting to the Church of Deaf Sociality
- 3 Circulation as Vocation
- 4 Deaf Bodies, Corporate Bodies
- 5 Enrolling Deafness in Multilevel Marketing Businesses
- Conclusion India's Deaf Futures/Reorienting the World
- Appendix: Key Concepts from Indian Sign Language
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author.