Introduction to American Deaf Culture (Professional Perspectives on Deafness: Evidence and Applications) Paperback – December 21, 2012
Author: Visit Amazon's Thomas K. Holcomb Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0199777543 | Format: PDF, EPUB
Introduction to American Deaf Culture – December 21, 2012
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"On balance, Holcomb's work offers a readable introduction to a community that has
generally been invisible to mainstream American culture, and the text constitutes a useful
addition to the literature on deafness." -- PsycCRITIQUES
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"On balance, Holcomb's work offers a readable introduction to a community that has
generally been invisible to mainstream American culture, and the text constitutes a useful
addition to the literature on deafness." -- PsycCRITIQUES
About the Author
Thomas K. Holcomb is Professor of Deaf Studies at Ohlone College in Fremont, California, where he teaches both Deaf and hearing students in courses on Deaf culture, Deaf education, and A.S.L./English Interpretation. Holcomb's family -- his parents, grandparents, children, and grandson -- are all Deaf. With over 30 years of teaching experience, as well as several publications, training packages, and D.V.D.s to his name, Holcomb is considered a leading authority on Deaf culture. He has presented in 45 states and several different countries, including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Japan, and Sweden. His academic credentials include a bachelor's degree from Gallaudet University, a master's degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester.
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- Series: Professional Perspectives on Deafness: Evidence and Applications
- Paperback: 386 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (December 21, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199777543
- ISBN-13: 978-0199777549
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #97 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Medicine > Clinical > Psychiatry
I am writing this review as a second year Communication Sciences and Disorders major with an emphasis in education and Deaf studies. I am currently enrolled in a class entitled Orientation to Deafness and this book, Introduction to American Deaf Culture written by Thomas K. Holcomb, is the primary text used for the class. It has been a refreshing addition to the many monotonous textbooks I have been collecting as it's 15 chapters are thoughtfully written and give an honest depiction of Deaf culture along with it's stereotypes, language, art, and literature to name a few.
As a professor of Deaf culture classes for 30 years, Holcomb includes anecdotes from his personal life and experiences as a Deaf individual as well as the experiences of his students, children, and colleagues, providing an understandable and comprehensive guide to American Deaf Culture. This book is a great choice as a textbook to provide the basic knowledge you need to begin learning about Deaf culture. He uses pictures, charts, and graphs throughout the book in order to provide better understanding and my personal favorite aspect is the how he uses a poem written by a Deaf person to conclude each chapter. They are thought provoking and give the reader an opportunity to connect with the content in an alternative and interesting way.
I use Introduction to American Deaf Culture weekly in order to answer a number of discussion questions. This book not only makes it much less painful to complete the assignments but it makes me truly want to learn more about Deaf culture and its community. I write this as a person who not only actually enjoys a required text but as a person who would recommend this book to anyone who might be taking, or considering taking, an ASL course.
I recently grew more interested in deaf culture after watching "Switched at Birth", being surprised and often shocked at the perception of hearing people. I was so excited to read this well written and well documented book. I give the book five stars for those reasons. Also, it is very interesting to read. What is disturbing to me are some of the aspects of the culture itself. I have a natural interest in learning about surrounding cultures and relating to different people. However, after reading this book, I am actually a little turned off as well as scared to do so with this culture. First, it sounds like such an exclusive culture. As I am hearing, I felt a bit judged in places, due to my ignorance. Ignorance is why I started learning about deaf culture to begin with, but it seems like a losing situation in some respects. I was recently speaking with a Coda? who agreed my perceptions are accurate, that there is some prejudicial backlash against hearing people, but she also gave me a short history on why that might be. That was really helpful to know, but it doesn't make me any less hesitant about my idea of trying to gain the ability to connect with the culture (i.e., learn ASL).
Some examples of how I felt judged, or just confused, as hearing were often found in the anecdotes. In one, he said he found a question "strange", which I thought just a regular question from someone who simply didn't yet understand something. I don't see why someone's innocent inquiry has to be labeled and judged. Another was that it was "rude" that a hearing person would know what goes on in the bathroom with the door closed. We can't help it if we hear! It's not rude, it's just a fact or life.
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