Culture, Deafness & Music

Critical Pedagogy and a Path to Social Justice
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-69228-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 676 g

Reihe: Critical Deaf Studies

This book is a timely and thought-provoking book and an important contribution to the expanding transdisciplinary field of Deaf Studies. Authors, most of whom are Deaf, critically examine aspects of Deaf culture, reflect on diversity within the Deaf community, and advocate for the recognition of Deaf people as a linguistic-cultural minority. Grounded in critical pedagogy as its theoretical framework, the book highlights the persistent oppressive forces faced by Deaf people and also the challenges to these oppressive forces to promote social justice through acts of resistance and affirmation, particularly expressed through the arts, including music.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Cruz, Ana L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Zeichensprachen, Künstliche Sprachen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Peter McLaren

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the Cover Art Nancy Rourke

List of Figures and Tables

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: The Tapestry of the Deaf Soul Ana L. Cruz

Part 1: Encounters in Deaf Culture

1 Beyond Culture: Deaf Studies and the Deaf Body Douglas C. Baynton

2 Diasporic Deaf Places and Spaces: A Comparative Overview of Sign Languages Joseph C. Hill

3 Black and Deaf in the United States: Call for Research Exploring Intersecting Identities Lindsay M. Dunn and Kari F. Cooke

4 The Notion of Deaf People as Disabled and the Emergence of Deaf Culture in China Junhui Yang

Part 2: Deaf Art: Affirmation, Resistance, and Liberation

5 Deaf Humor as a Political Tool Rachel Sutton-Spence

6 ‘Here Are My Wings’: Deaf Women’s Liberation through the Poetry of American Sign Language and Written English Karen Christie and Dorothy M. Wilkins

7 The Transformative Power of Deaf Theatre Aaron W. Kelstone

8 De’VIA as an Art Form and a Form of Activism Patti Durr

Part 3: ‘Deaf Music:’ Visions, Possibilities, and Social Justice

9 Signed Music and the Deaf Community Jody H. Cripps, Anita Small, Ely Lyonblum, Samuel J. Supalla, Aimee K. Whyte and Joanne S. Cripps

10 Make the Sign, Make the Mark, Play the Music: Teach the World Marko Vuoriheimo

11 Silence as a Powerful Cultural Mark: Critical Pedagogy, Music, and Radical Deaf Studies Ana L. Cruz

Part 4: Understanding the Auditory System and Portraying the Diversity of Deaf Voices through Research

12 Understanding the Auditory Pathway and Hearing Loss Wafaa Kaf

13 Analyzing the Meaning of Numbers and Words to Portray Deaf Experiences Stephanie Cawthon

Afterword Paddy Ladd

Appendix A: De’VIA Manifesto

Appendix B: Manifesto of Surdism

Appendix C: Music for the Deaf: A Qualitative Approach Ana L. Cruz

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ana L. Cruz, Ph.D., is an educator and researcher with scholarly interests in critical pedagogy, the work of Paulo Freire, and music & deafness. In 2022 she was the recipient of the Paulo Freire Democratic Project Award of Social Justice.