32.1280, Books: Our Lives – Our Stories: Life Experiences of Elderly Deaf People: Pfau, Göksel, Hosemann (eds.)

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Subject: 32.1280, Books: Our Lives – Our Stories: Life Experiences of Elderly Deaf People: Pfau, Göksel, Hosemann (eds.)

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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:48:46
From: Asja Kusnezowa [Asja.Kusnezowa at degruyter.com]
Subject: Our Lives – Our Stories: Life Experiences of Elderly Deaf People: Pfau, Göksel, Hosemann (eds.)

 


Title: Our Lives – Our Stories: Life Experiences of Elderly Deaf People 
Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
	   http://www.degruyter.com/mouton
	

Book URL: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110701906/html 


Editor: Roland Pfau
Editor: Aslı Göksel
Editor: Jana Hosemann

Hardback: ISBN:  9783110701807 Pages:  Price: ----  


Abstract:

Sign languages are non-written languages. Given that the use of digital media
and video recordings in documenting sign languages started only some 30 years
ago, the life stories of Deaf elderly signers born in the 1930s-1940s have –
except for a few scattered fragments in film – not been documented and are
therefore under serious threat of being lost.

The chapters compiled in this volume document important aspects of past and
present experiences of elderly Deaf signers across Europe, as well as in
Israel and the United States. Issues addressed include (i) historical events
and how they were experienced by Deaf people, (ii) issues of identity and
independence, (iii) aspects of language change, (iv) experiences of
suppression and discrimination. The stories shared by elderly signers reveal
intriguing, yet hidden, aspects of Deaf life. On the negative side, these
include experiences of the Deaf in Nazi Germany and occupied countries and
harsh practices in educational settings, to name a few. On the positive side,
there are stories of resilience and vivid memories of school years and social
and professional life.

In this way, the volume contributes in a significant way to the preservation
of the cultural and linguistic heritage of Deaf communities and sheds light on
lesser known aspects against an otherwise familiar background.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Sociolinguistics

Language Family(ies): Sign Language


Written In: English  (eng)

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