37.1528, Books: Ethnic Belonging and Deaf Identity in Romania: Belenyi and Flora (2026)

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LINGUIST List: Vol-37-1528. Tue Apr 21 2026. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 37.1528, Books: Ethnic Belonging and Deaf Identity in Romania: Belenyi and Flora (2026)

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Date: 21-Apr-2026
From: Lucy Trotter [lucy.trotter at bloomsbury.com]
Subject: Ethnic Belonging and Deaf Identity in Romania: Belenyi and Flora (2026)


Title: Ethnic Belonging and Deaf Identity in Romania
Subtitle: Living in Multiple Minorities
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
           http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/
Book URL:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/ethnic-belonging-and-deaf-identity-in-romania-9781666946284/

Author(s): Emese-Hajnalka Belenyi & Gavril Flora

Hardback, ISBN: 9781666946284, £85.00

Abstract:

While Deafness can function as a cultural–linguistic identity with its
own language and community norms, Deaf individuals may belong
simultaneously to other social groups while sharing a Deaf identity.
Throughout this work, Belenyi and Flora interpret Deafness and
ethnicity through the lens of Social Identity Theory (SIT), which
posits that individuals derive part of their self-concept from
membership in social groups and predicts that group memberships shape
self-concept and self-esteem. While SIT has its limitations, newer
adaptations, such as self-categorization theory and identity process
theory, allow for more nuanced interpretations. With a focus on
Hungarian ethnic-minority Deaf people in Romania-and their partners
and communities-the authors examine these insights to understand how
Deaf people in Romania balance their ethnic and Deaf identities.
Deaf people in East-Central Europe, especially in the multi-ethnic
context of Romania, inhabit overlapping minority worlds. Although
nation-building policies often emphasize linguistic and ethnic
homogeneity, in practice Hungarian–Romanian relations within Deaf
families and communities can reveal unexpected cultural bridges. This
book combines a theoretical synthesis of Deaf identity, culture, and
ethnicity with empirical life-course research to shed new light on how
Deaf and ethnic identities intersect.

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                     General Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics




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