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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Tác giả chính: Friedner, Michele Ilana, 1978-
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1059802
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  • 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.