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.