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The Church of Deaf Sociality: Deaf Churchgoing Practices and “Sign Bread and Butter” in B angalore, I ndia
Author(s) -
Friedner Michele
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/aeq.12046
Subject(s) - sign (mathematics) , sign language , sociality , sociology , manual communication , deaf culture , space (punctuation) , value (mathematics) , ethnography , psychology , linguistics , anthropology , mathematical analysis , ecology , philosophy , mathematics , biology , machine learning , computer science
This article ethnographically analyzes the practices of deaf young adults in B angalore, I ndia. As sign language is not used by families, schools, or other institutions, the church is a crucial educational space. Churchgoing provides deaf young adults with opportunities to orient themselves toward other deaf young adults, to develop new ideas of self and other, and to value sign language.