Concluding thoughts: expanding the frontier / a maturing framework / Catherine A. O'Brien and Irene W. Leigh. Sociological perspectives on deaf identities / Leala Holcomb [and others] -- Identity, ethics, and the deaf community / Teresa Blankmeyer Burke -- Religion and deaf identity / Noah Buchholz and Darby Jared Leigh -- Lessons learned: how studying cochlear implantation reveals the context in which d/D identities are formed / Laura Mauldin -- The impact of identity and culturally responsive school leadership : leaders of schools and programs for the deaf / Catherine A. O'Brien -- The body of a canvas : developing a deaf bodily habitus in deaf signing preschools / Patrick J. Graham and Joseph J. Tobin -- Identity positioning and languaging in deaf-hearing worlds : some insights from studies of segregated and mainstream educational settings / Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta -- Minimizing the impact of language deprivation and limited access to role models on deaf identity development in children and young adults : global perspectives for positive change / Goedele A.M. De Clerck and Debbie Golos -- Intersectionality: beyond the individual : a look into cultural identity development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children of multicultural "hearing" families / Cheryl L. Wu and Nancy C. Grant -- Stories in the building of deaf identity : the potential of life storytelling to enhance deaf flourishing and well-being / Goedele A.M. De Clerck -- Examining the intersectionality of deaf identity, race/ethnicity, and diversity through a black deaf lens / Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn and Glenn B. Anderson -- Deaf and queer at the intersections : deaf LGBTQ people and communities / Cara A. Miller and Kyle Amber Clark -- On (always) passing / Brenda Jo Brueggemann -- In between Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk : crises of collage, mutating identities, and collective subjectivities / Joseph Michael Valente -- Looking through the kaleidoscope : a metaphor for convergences of identities / Denise Thaw Hackett -- Concluding thoughts: expanding the frontier / Catherine A. O'Brien and Irene W. Leigh.
Summary:
"Much has been written about deaf identities, however, no single book has focused specifically on how different academic disciplines conceptualize deaf identities in one fell swoop. This book, "Deaf Identities: Exploring New Frontiers," does exactly that. It is a unique compilation of multidisciplinary perspectives on the lens of deaf identities written by scholars representing a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, counseling, education, literary criticism, practical religion, philosophy, psychology, sociology, social work, and Deaf Studies. Nowhere else can one find careful scrutiny of the meaning of deaf identities within, for example, the disciplines of philosophy and religion. Where else can one find a sense of identity in "passing" as a deaf person instead of "almost passing" as a hearing person? Where else can one examine mutating identities in progressing from Spiderman to the Incredible Hulk? The book focuses on how the contributors perceive what deaf identities represent, how these identities develop, and the societal influences that shape these identities. Intersectionality, examination of medical, educational, and family systems, linguistic deprivation, the role of oppressive influences, what the "deaf body" is about, strategies to facilitate positive deaf identity development, and how ethical values are interpreted are among the multiple topics examined in the search to better understand how deaf identities come into being. In presenting their deaf identity paradigms, contributors have endeavored to intertwine both scholarly and personal perspectives in their efforts to personalize academic content. The result is a book that reinforces the multiple ways in which deaf identities are manifested"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.