“Here in Nepal There are No Old Deaf People”: Describing Deafness in a Nepali Context
Author(s) -
Kathryn Crowe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of deaf studies and deaf education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.862
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1465-7325
pISSN - 1081-4159
DOI - 10.1093/deafed/enx028
Subject(s) - nepali , psychology , context (archaeology) , deaf community , developmental psychology , linguistics , sign language , history , philosophy , archaeology
Signing and belonging in Nepal presents an insightful examination of what deafness means in the cultural, linguistic, political, religious, geographic, and social contexts of Nepal. This book is extremely engaging and readable and presents many interesting accounts of what deafness means in Nepal. It would be a great choice for anyone who is interested in learning about different cultures and languages.
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