Deaf space in Adamorobe : an ethnographic study in a village in Ghana /
Kusters, Annelies,
Deaf space in Adamorobe : an ethnographic study in a village in Ghana / Annelies Kusters. - Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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"?
9781563686337
Ethnology--Ghana--Adamorobe.
Akan (African people)--Ghana--Adamorobe.
Deaf--Marriage--Ghana--Adamorobe.
Deaf--Social life and customs.--Ghana--Adamorobe
Deaf culture--Ghana--Adamorobe.
Electronic Books.
HV2936 / .D434 2015
Deaf space in Adamorobe : an ethnographic study in a village in Ghana / Annelies Kusters. - Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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"?
9781563686337
Ethnology--Ghana--Adamorobe.
Akan (African people)--Ghana--Adamorobe.
Deaf--Marriage--Ghana--Adamorobe.
Deaf--Social life and customs.--Ghana--Adamorobe
Deaf culture--Ghana--Adamorobe.
Electronic Books.
HV2936 / .D434 2015