Course Description

This course provides an in-depth exploration of American Deaf culture, its relationship to language, and Deaf ways of being. Discussions of American Deaf culture include evolving definitions of D/deafness, Deafhood, language use, education, heritage, norms, values, art, folklore, and societal, community, and familial-based relationships. Students will study American Deaf culture as a subculture within American society and its intersectional relationship with other American cultural identities. This course gives a holistic perspective of Deaf people, their contributions, dynamics, ideologies, and behavior through a historical and modern lens.