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9780199759293

The People of the Eye Deaf Ethnicity and Ancestry

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    9780199759293

  • ISBN10:

    0199759294

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-01-07
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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What are ethnic groups? Are Deaf people who sign American Sign Language (ASL) an ethnic group? In The People of the Eye , Deaf studies, history, cultural anthropology, genetics, sociology, and disability studies are brought to bear as the authors compare the vales, customs and social organization of the Deaf World to those in ethnic groups. Arguing against the common representation of ASL signers as a disability group, the authors discuss the many challenges to Deaf ethnicity, in this first book-length examination of these issues. Stepping deeper into the debate around ethnicity status, The People of the Eye also describes in a compelling narrative the story of the founding families of the Deaf World in the US. Tracing ancestry back hundreds of years, the authors reveal that Deaf people's preference to marry other Deaf people led to the creation of Deaf clans, and thus to shared ancestry and the discovery that most ASL signers are born into the Deaf World, and many are kin. In a major contribution to the historical record of Deaf people in the US, The People of the Eye portrays how Deaf people-and hearing people, too-lived in early America. For those curious about their own ancestry in relation to the Deaf World, the figures and an associated website present pedigrees for over two hundred lineages that extend as many as three hundred years and are unique in genealogy research. The book contains an every-name index to the pedigrees, providing a rich resource for anyone who is interested in Deaf culture.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrationsp. xiii
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Introductionp. xvii
Ethnicity and the Deaf-World
Cultural Cohesive Forcesp. 3
Languagep. 3
Bonding to One's Kindp. 8
Cultural Rules and Valuesp. 10
Social Institutionsp. 15
The Language Artsp. 17
The Visual Artsp. 20
Historyp. 20
Ethnic Territoryp. 26
Kinshipp. 28
Ancestry in the Deaf-Worldp. 30
Socializationp. 32
Ethnic Boundariesp. 34
Outside Forcesp. 34
Inside Forcesp. 35
Multiethnicityp. 40
Summaryp. 41
Yes, Butp. 45
On Assimilationp. 45
On Deaf Bodiesp. 46
On Socializationp. 49
On Other Challenges to Deaf Ethnicityp. 49
On Scholarly Recognitionp. 51
On Disabilityp. 52
On Deaf Diversity and American Pluralismp. 56
Notes to Part Ip. 59
Deaf Ancestry: Henniker, NH, and Martha's Vineyard, MA
Context: Settling the New Worldp. 81
The Brown Family of Henniker, NHp. 89
Martha's Vineyardp. 97
Vineyard Lineagesp. 97
A Kentish Enclavep. 101
Life and Marriage on Martha's Vineyardp. 103
Assimilating and Differentiating Societiesp. 106
The Bali Example: Desa Kolokp. 109
Notes to Part IIp. 110
Deaf Ancestry in Maine-Northern Cluster
Migration from Martha's Vineyard to Mainep. 123
The Smith-Parkhurst Clanp. 124
The Davis Clanp. 125
The Newcomb Clanp. 126
The Smith-Hinckley Clanp. 127
The Sebec Lovejoysp. 127
The Samuel Allen Clanp. 128
Other Settlers in the Northern Clusterp. 131
The Jellison Clanp. 131
The Jack Clanp. 132
The Berry Clanp. 133
The Lovejoy Clanp. 135
Where Deaf People Livedp. 138
Notes to Part IIIp. 140
Deaf Ancestry in Maine-Southern Cluster
Southern Clusterp. 147
The Rogers-Holmes Clanp. 147
The Badger-Boardwin-Brown-Glidden Clanp. 147
The Campbell Clanp. 149
The Curtis-Rowe Clanp. 151
Notes to Part IVp. 160
Deaf Ancestry: Summary and Reflections
Summaryp. 163
Reflectionsp. 165
Notes to Part Vp. 168
Appendices
Briefly Noted Lineagesp. 171
What the Pedigrees Reveal about Genetic Transmissionp. 179
Pedigree Methodsp. 182
Every Name Index to Pedigrees at Our Websitep. 187
Notes to the Appendicesp. 234
Figures 2 through 17p. 237
Indexp. 261
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