Understanding deaf culture : in search of deafhood

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Introduction: Deaf communities

Deafness and deafhood in Western civilization

toward the development of a new conceptual framework

Twentieth century discourses

Culture

Definitions and theories

Deaf culture: Discourses and definitions

Researching deaf communities

Subaltern researcher methodologies

Roots of deaf culture: Residential schools

Roots of deaf culture: Deaf clubs and deaf subalterns Subaltern rebels and deafhood

National dimensions

Conclusions and implications

Afterword

Further reading

Appendices

Charity colony

Blue ribbon ceremony

Questions discussed with informants

United kingdom council on deafness

Bibliography

Index