Het emancipatieproces van de Vlaamse dovengemeenschap: identiteitsdynamieken vanuit een transnationaal perspectief en een vraag naar de erkenning van dove kennis- en leervormen

A first anthropological study of identity dynamics in Flemish deaf role models illuminates the emancipation process of the Flemish deaf community. Since deaf empowerment in the Flemish context is intimately tied to transnational contact and the globalization of empowering discourses, trends in and parallels with identity dynamics in northwestern Europe are explored. In this literature review a three-stages model of emancipation comes to the fore. The situation of the Flemish case into this model provides insight into the phenomenon of deaf people’s awakening: the politicization of deaf identit... Mehr ...