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From Pathology to Public Sphere
Ylva Soederfeldt
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Description for From Pathology to Public Sphere
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFZ; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
In the late 19th century, the so-called »German Method«, which employed spoken language in deaf education, triumphed all over the Western world. At the same time as deaf German schoolchildren were taught to articulate and read lips, an emancipation movement of signing deaf adults emerged across the German Empire. This book tells the story of how deaf people moved from being isolated objects of administration or education, depending on welfare or working in the fields, to becoming an urban middle class collective with claims of self-determination. Main questions addressed in this first comprehensive work on one of the world's oldest ... Read more
In the late 19th century, the so-called »German Method«, which employed spoken language in deaf education, triumphed all over the Western world. At the same time as deaf German schoolchildren were taught to articulate and read lips, an emancipation movement of signing deaf adults emerged across the German Empire. This book tells the story of how deaf people moved from being isolated objects of administration or education, depending on welfare or working in the fields, to becoming an urban middle class collective with claims of self-determination. Main questions addressed in this first comprehensive work on one of the world's oldest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837621198
SKU
V9783837621198
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About Ylva Soederfeldt
Ylva Söderfeldt (M.A.) teaches History of Medicine at the University Hospital in Aachen, Germany. Her research tackles the juncture between intellectual and social history, focusing on the history of medicine and disability history.
Reviews for From Pathology to Public Sphere
»The strenght of Söderfeldt's archival research will make this work invaluable to future scholars of German and European deaf history.« Rebecca Scales, H-Net Reviews, 7 (2014) »Mit Ylva Söderfeldts Studie [...] wird wichtiges Neuland innerhalb der Geschichtswissenschaft betreten. Söderfeldt bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Welt gehörloser Deutscher im 19. Jahrhundert und bis zum Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkriegs.« Anja ... Read more