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Signs and Voices
Kristin A. Lindgren (Ed.)
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Description for Signs and Voices
paperback. Addresses the effects of a range of modern scientific and social developments - such as cochlear implants, genetic engineering, and educational mainstreaming - on deaf culture. This book splits into three sections, the first focusing on culture and identity, the second on language and literacy, and the third on American Sign Language in the arts. Editor(s): Lindgren, Kristin A.; Deluca, Doreen; Napoli, Donna Jo. Num Pages: 268 pages, 19 halftones, 12 figures. BIC Classification: CFZ; JFFG; MJPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
Signs and Voices addresses the effects of a range of modern scientific and social developments - such as cochlear implants, genetic engineering, and educational mainstreaming - on deaf culture. The book is split into three sections, the first focusing on culture and identity, the second on language and literacy, and the third on American Sign Language in the arts. An excellent DVD supplements the text, providing footage of ASL performances of some of the poetry and dramatic works discussed in the arts section of the book.
Signs and Voices addresses the effects of a range of modern scientific and social developments - such as cochlear implants, genetic engineering, and educational mainstreaming - on deaf culture. The book is split into three sections, the first focusing on culture and identity, the second on language and literacy, and the third on American Sign Language in the arts. An excellent DVD supplements the text, providing footage of ASL performances of some of the poetry and dramatic works discussed in the arts section of the book.
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781563685750
SKU
V9781563685750
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Ref
99-1
About Kristin A. Lindgren (Ed.)
Kristin A. Lindgren is a visiting assistant professor and director of the Writing Center at Haverford College. Doreen DeLuca is a RID-certified interpreter who works in the Philadelphia and Washington, DC, areas. Donna Jo Napoli is professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College.
Reviews for Signs and Voices
"Signs and Voices offers us a place to revisit, expand, and update our knowledge. There are new perspectives on old ideas of culture and identity, thorough explanations of the language, and in-depth analyses of artistic expressions." (Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)"