[PDF.32vp] Writing Deafness: The Hearing Line in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Writing Deafness: The Hearing Line in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

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 | #3869669 in Books |  The University of North Carolina Press |  2007-09-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .90 x5.85 x8.67l,1.04 | File type: PDF | 280 pages

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||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Seeing the Hearing Line|By Diotima|This is an original and provocative book. Addressing W. E. B. DuBois's concept of "the color line" in the 20th century, Krentz argues that 19th century American literature grappled with a "hearing line," i.e. a contested boundary between hearingness (the author's coinage) and deafness. He examines how this hearing line appears in work by dea| |"The implications of Krentz's study are far reaching. . . . [An] important contribution."| -- Sign Language Studies

"Reminds us of the importance of using the deaf voice in public discourse to portray the humanity of the deaf community. . . .

Taking an original approach to American literature, Christopher Krentz examines nineteenth-century writing from a new angle: that of deafness, which he shows to have surprising importance in identity formation. The rise of deaf education during this period made deaf people much more visible in American society. Krentz demonstrates that deaf and hearing authors used writing to explore their similarities and differences, trying to work out the invisible boundary, analogous...

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