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Colonialism and Resistance - Coggle Diagram
Colonialism and Resistance
colonialism
there was linguistic and cultural colonization of the deaf world by hearing people
deaf people were moved from their positions - teachers, superintendents, administrators and professionals
the phases of deaf studies
the first phase consisted of culture, history and psychology
the second phase consists of a more holistic approach so that Deaf Studies can be truly "Deaf centered."
precolonial deafhood
deaf people had the belief that signed languages were superior to spoken and considered them to be more useful that spoken ones
many if not most records of ASL before colonial times were destroyed, or lost. It was also difficult to keep record of ASL as it is a visual language.
prior to colonization, deaf people had a very strong sense of Deafhood
they saw themselves as "global citizens"
believed sign languages could express much more than spoken languages - and that people who do not know a signed language are lacking
believed hearing people should learn from deaf people so they too could be "complete."
believed that deafness was a natural occurring trait that was intentional.
believed deaf people would be the example for the rest of the world as the first truly global citizens.
deaf clubs and deaf pubs
Deaf pub rebels - some were members kicked out of clubs
created meaningful relationships with hearing people
still sometimes disagreed on the meaning of what "Deafhood" meant
both clubs and pubs had their own set of issues - but both had a thriving and active membership
Deaf clubs existed in the UK and operated on a great scale.
Deaf clubs consisted of 3 levels
second level - the missionary level. meant to serve as a link between the two committees to facilitate communication and culture barrier
the first level was the Management Committees - made up of almost solely hearing people
the third level was made of Deaf people - mainly middle class parents. they helped attract funding and support for the club
the future of deaf studies
more deaf scholars need to study their communities and their language
more jobs for deaf professionals have to be made as well as more deaf students attending universities and colleges
currently, there is a lot of work to be done in order for deaf communities to have their precolonial sense of deafhood back.
more research on current deaf communities needs to be conducted
literature on the history of deaf studies needs to be published
a limited amount of resources exists due to the lack of deaf scholars. Deaf communities are still recovering from the "oralist holocaust."