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

• Disability: social aspects

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