| Toward a theory of deaf ethnos: deafnicity -- D/deaf (Homaemon - Homoglosson - Homothreskon). | |
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PMID: 20554649 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Should ethnicity be used to interpret relations between the Deaf community and the hearing people? Recent scholarship questioning the merits of Deaf ethnicity suggests a need to reexamine the use of ethnicity when describing Deaf identity and culture. This article provides an overview of key contributions to race and ethnicity discourse in the 20th century, identifies epistemological and ontological errors to avoid, suggests adherence to the classical Greek concept of ethnos as an alternative to ethnie, and argues for the continuing significance of Deaf ethnicity. Specifically, I propose that Deaf ethnicity is a triadic relational nexus that approximates communities of origin, language, and religion. This is expressed as Deafnicity approximately D/deaf (Hómaemon * Homóglosson * Homóthreskon). Deafnicity offers a promising alternative for examining relations between Deaf and hearing communities, exploring variance between nationalized Deaf communities, and expanding our understanding of audism. |
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Authors:
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Richard Clark Eckert |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-06-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of deaf studies and deaf education Volume: 15 ISSN: 1465-7325 ISO Abbreviation: J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2010-08-31 Completed Date: 2011-01-19 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9889915 Medline TA: J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 317-33 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Richland Center, WI 53581, USA. richard.eckert@uwc.edu |
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Anthropology
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methods* Cultural Characteristics* Deafness* Ethnic Groups* Hearing Impaired Persons Humans Language Models, Theoretical* Religion Residence Characteristics Social Identification* Sociology / methods* Terminology as Topic |
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