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"Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most linguistically, culturally, and geographically diverse regions in the world, home to more than 2,000 languages including sub-Saharan signed languages (SSSL). This collection examines sub-Saharan African deaf people's perpectives on citizenship, politics, and difference in relation to SSSL practices"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"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 emergent body of scholarly research on sub-Saharan signed languages (SSSL) and related Deaf community organizing has created the opportunity to gather together the informed perspectives presented in this revolutionary collection. Drawing examples from all regions of sub-Saharan Africa--Western, Eastern, Central, and Southern--16 contributors join the volume editors in illuminating the circumstances pertaining to cross-border, cross-regional, and global engagements in sub-Saharan Deaf communities. This collection centers upon two interrelated purposes: to examine sub-Saharan African deaf people's perspectives on citizenship, politics, and difference in relation to SSSL practices, and to analyze SSSL practices in relation to sociopolitical histories and social change interests (including addressing aspects of culture, gender, language usage, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and ability). The editors have organized these themes under three main sections, Sub-Saharan Signed Languages and Deaf Communities, The Politics of Mobilizing Difference, and Citizenship. Such wide-ranging subjects as the ethics of studying Kenyan signed language, sign language and Deaf communities in Eritrea, and overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers to HIV/AIDS education drive home the importance of the unique and varied research in this collection"-- Provided by publisher. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Citizenship -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Citizenship. |
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Sign language.
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Sign language. |
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Deaf -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Deaf. |
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Electronic books.
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Rashid, Khadijat K.
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Cooper, Audrey C.
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Print version: Citizenship, politics, difference. Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2015 (DLC) 2014049885 |
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9781563686351 (electronic book) |
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156368635X (electronic book) |
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9781563686344 (hardback) |
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1563686341 |
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