Posts tagged: culture

Oct 28 2012

Chapter 3 Introduction (p. 135)

Ladd CH3 p. 135 Iva Ikeda (3:24)

Dec 26 2011

Colonialism, Part 2

Ladd CH2 pages 79-81 Brenda Jo Falgier (9:41)

Describes colonialism and discusses why Deaf communities should be viewed as being colonized. Introduces those key terminologies: post-colonialism, decolonization, counter-narrative, post-modernism, essentialism, strategic essentialism.

Apr 11 2011

Importance of Cultural Literacy

Ladd INTRO p. 21-25 Lentz (14:45)

Discusses what CULTURE is, difficulties and discomfort of studying one’s own culture. Also, discusses differences in characteristics of majority and minority cultures and the importance of cultural literacy

Mar 29 2011

Central Concepts 4-7

Ladd INTRO p. 14-19 Part TWO Jordan (7:36)

Introduces the central concepts of colonialism, minority cultures, Deaf epistemologies, subaltern and subaltern researcher.

Mar 14 2011

What’s In the Chapters? An Overview

Ladd INTRO p. 9-12 Riker (7:40).

An overview of the contents of all 11 chapters in Paddy Ladd’s book “Understanding Deaf Culture: in search of Deafhood (2003).

Mar 07 2011

Importance of Culture for Political Unity

Ladd INTRO p. 7-9 Kerr (7:07)

A brief overview of Oralist dominance & its destructive results. Discusses the importance of culture in unifying for justice and some of the struggles for general public’s understanding of Deaf culture and Deafhood.