Description
Book SynopsisGoes beyond identity politics to explore the very nature of identity itself. This book exposes and enriches our understanding of how deafness embodies itself in the world, in the visual, and in language. It explores the power and potential of American Sign Language and argues for a rhetorical approach and digital future for ASL literature.
Trade ReviewBoth rhetoric and disability studies are enhanced by Brueggemanns juxtapositions in Deaf Subjects by, for instance, using rhetorical theory to illuminate the performative dimensions of American Sign Language and the Nazi T-4 project. Fascinating and essential reading for students and scholars in both fields. -- Anne Ruggles Gere,University of Michigan
At times serious, funny, irreverent, and always thoughtful, this is the most challenging book yet written about deafnesschallenging in making us think better and in breaking new ground. Clearly a must-read. -- Lennard Davis,author of Obsession: A History
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction1 The Call of God Brought Him 2 The Usual Miracles3 Led by a Convicted Man 4 He Ousted God from Heaven 5 My Joy Is Completed in Charlotte 6 Chaotic Confusion Conclusion An Essay on Sources NotesBibliography Index About the Author
