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Deafness in Swaziland: a social-cultural study of deafness at the Siteki School for the Deaf Buchner, Denise Lynn
Abstract
Although the social and cultural position of deafness in Western nations is a topic which has received considerable attention, very little is known about the social experience of being deaf and living in a non-Western culture. The composition which follows derives from data which were collected over a ten month period and offers an interpretation of the social experience of being deaf in the Kingdom of Swaziland. By engaging narratives, images and discourse the composition henceforth tells a story about deafness in Swaziland which encompasses issues having to do with the deaf community in Swaziland, the creation of identity and the experience of personhood and liminality. From this project it becomes known that the experience of being deaf is a social construct which cannot be defined cross-culturally. Further, this project offers a view of deafness which describes deaf individuals in Swaziland who exist as socially valued members of their hearing communities.
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Deafness in Swaziland: a social-cultural study of deafness at the Siteki School for the Deaf
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University of British Columbia
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Date Issued |
1998
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Description |
Although the social and cultural position of deafness in Western nations is a topic which
has received considerable attention, very little is known about the social experience of
being deaf and living in a non-Western culture. The composition which follows derives
from data which were collected over a ten month period and offers an interpretation of the
social experience of being deaf in the Kingdom of Swaziland. By engaging narratives,
images and discourse the composition henceforth tells a story about deafness in Swaziland
which encompasses issues having to do with the deaf community in Swaziland, the
creation of identity and the experience of personhood and liminality. From this project it
becomes known that the experience of being deaf is a social construct which cannot be
defined cross-culturally. Further, this project offers a view of deafness which describes
deaf individuals in Swaziland who exist as socially valued members of their hearing
communities.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Date Available |
2009-05-20
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0054955
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University of British Columbia
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1998-11
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Graduate
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.