Although it is commonly believed that deafness and disability limits a person in a variety of ways, Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India describes the two as a source of value in postcolonial India. Michele Friedner contends that deafness actually becomes a source of value for deaf Indians as they interact with nongovernmental organizations, with employers in the global information technology sector, and with the state.
Although it is commonly believed that deafness and disability limits a person in a variety of ways, Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India describes the two as a source of value in postcolonial India. Michele Friedner contends that deafness actually becomes a source of value for deaf Indians as they interact with nongovernmental organizations, with employers in the global information technology sector, and with the state.
MICHELE FRIEDNER is an assistant professor of health and rehabilitation sciences in the School of Health Technology and Management at Stony Brook University (SUNY), in Stony Brook, NY.
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Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Deaf Turns, Deaf Orientations, Deaf Development 1. Orienting from (Bad) Family to (Good) Friends 2. Converting to the Church of Deaf Sociality 3. Circulation as Vocation 4. Deaf Bodies, Corporate Bodies 5. Enrolling Deafness in Multilevel Marketing Businesses Conclusion: India’s Deaf Futures/Reorienting the World Appendix: Key Concepts Notes References Index
Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Deaf Turns, Deaf Orientations, Deaf Development 1. Orienting from (Bad) Family to (Good) Friends 2. Converting to the Church of Deaf Sociality 3. Circulation as Vocation 4. Deaf Bodies, Corporate Bodies 5. Enrolling Deafness in Multilevel Marketing Businesses Conclusion: India’s Deaf Futures/Reorienting the World Appendix: Key Concepts Notes References Index
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