Signs of Hope West Donna
Signs of Hope West Donna Winner of the 2013 Outstanding Qualitative Book Award by the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. For many of us, deafness represents loss and silence. Signs of…
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Signs of Hope West Donna
Winner of the 2013 Outstanding Qualitative Book Award by the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. For many of us, deafness represents loss and silence. Signs of Hope tells the story of a narrative inquiry with three deafhearing families.
For yet others, it is the most natural thing in the world; a connection to a genealogical layer of signing ancestors and the continuation of a culture. For others, being deaf is a genetic quirk; an opportunity for learning, spiritual adventure and reward. Amid the noise of mainstream, medical and educational discourses of deafness, here are family voices demanding to be heard - whether spoken or signed - that challenge audiological and surgical intervention, that call for scrutiny and critique of 'inclusive' deaf-related pedagogical practices, that rail against marginalisation of members of minority cultures.
Over four years, Donna West has