Citizenship, Politics, Difference : Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Signed Language Communities /

"Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most linguistically, culturally, and geographically diverse regions of the world, home to more than 2,000 languages. As in the rest of the world, Deaf people live throughout the widely varying sub-Saharan communities, equally rich in their signed languages. An...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cooper, Audrey C., Rashid, Khadijat K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Sign language.
Deaf.
Citizenship.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Sign Language.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
Personnes sourdes > Afrique subsaharienne.
Langage par signes.
Sign Language
Deaf > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Citizenship > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Bruno Druchen and Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen; Preface; Acronyms and Key Terms; Introduction: On the Importance of Deaf African Perspectives for Engaging Citizenship, Politics, and Difference
  • Audrey C. Cooper and Khadijat K. Rashid; Section I: Sub-Saharan Signed Languages and Perspectives; Introduction: Sub-Saharan African Signed Languages and Deaf Communities
  • Sam Lutalo-Kiingi and Goedele A.M. De Clerck; 1. Ethics of Researching Signed Languages: The Case of Kenyan Sign Language
  • Julie A. Hochgesang.
  • 2. Deaf Citizenship and Sign Language Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Promoting Partnership between Sign Language Communities, Academia, and NGOs in Development in Uganda and Cameroon
  • Sam Lutalo-Kiingi and Goedele A.M. De Clerck3. Resistance Is Not Futile: Language Planning and Demissionization of Eritrean Sign Language
  • Rezenet Tsegay Moges; Section II: Politics and Difference; Introduction: Shaping Politics of Difference
  • Audrey C. Cooper and Khadijat K. Rashid; 4. Overcoming Cultural and Linguistic Barriers to HIV/AIDS Education among Deaf People in Africa
  • 'Gbenga Aina.
  • 5. Deaf Women in Africa
  • Euphrasia Mbewe6. Sign Language and Inclusion in Family and Community Life
  • Sian Tesni, Karen Heinicke-Motsch, Joseph Morrissey, and Rose Kwamboka; Section III: Citizenship; Introduction: Development, Deaf People, and Citizenship
  • William L. Leap; 7. Adopting Human Development as the Universal Goal: Inclusive Strategies for Sociopolitical Transformation in Africa
  • Alem Hailu; 8. To the Farm Again, Again, and Again, Once and for All? Education, Charitable Aid, and Development Projects for Deaf People in Adamarobe, Ghana
  • Annelies Kusters.
  • 9. Empowering Rural Deaf Citizens through Organizations and Social Movements
  • David R. Penna10. Deaf Identity and Rights in Africa: Advancing Equality through the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • Janet E. Lord and Michael Ashley Stein; Contributors; Index.

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