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"?
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
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Author
Kusters, Annelies.
Title
Deaf space in Adamorobe [electronic resource] : an ethnographic study in a village in Ghana / Annelies Kusters.
Imprint
Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2015.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.