Deaf space in Adamorobe : an ethnographic study in a village in Ghana

Title
  1. Deaf space in Adamorobe : an ethnographic study in a village in Ghana / Annelies Kusters.
Published by
  1. Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2015.
Author
  1. Kusters, Annelies

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Description
  1. xiii, 247 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Deaf > Ghana > Adamorobe > Social life and customs
  2. Ethnology > Ghana > Adamorobe
  3. Deafness > ethnology > Ghana
  4. Akan (African people) > Ghana > Adamorobe
  5. Culture > Ghana
  6. Deaf culture > Ghana > Adamorobe
  7. Deaf > Marriage > Ghana > Adamorobe
Contents
  1. A deaf anthropologist's journey -- Adamorobe: an Akan village in the Akwapim Valley -- A deaf-inclusive village "since time immemorial until the end of days" -- "Deaf same"? Deaf spaces and deaf sociality -- Explanations of deafness in Adamorobe -- The marriage prohibition and deaf-deaf relationships -- Deaf education, the deaf church group, literacy, and Ghanaian sign language -- Charitable aid, development projects, and group leadership -- Visitors, researchers, and tourism -- The end of the "deaf village"?
Call number
  1. Sc E 15-1676
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
Author
  1. Kusters, Annelies, author.
Title
  1. Deaf space in Adamorobe : an ethnographic study in a village in Ghana / Annelies Kusters.
Publisher
  1. Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2015.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
LCCN
  1. 2014047295
ISBN
  1. 9781563686320 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  2. 1563686325 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  3. 9781563686337 (e-book)
Research call number
  1. Sc E 15-1676
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