Our Lives – Our Stories : : Life Experiences of Elderly Deaf People / / ed. by Roland Pfau, Asli Göksel, Jana Hosemann.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• MitwirkendeR: Aliaga, Delfina,; Barberà, Gemma,; Brockmann, Elisabeth,; Busto, Raquel Veiga,; Cramer, Jens-Michael,; Dachkovsky, Svetlana,; Demirel, Buket Ela,; Des Dorides, Luca,; Dikyuva, Hasan,; Fisher, Jami N.,; Göksel, Aslı,; Harterink, Menno,; Hiddinga, Anja,; Hochgesang, Julie A.,; Hosemann, Jana,; Kozelka, Elena,; Miller, Robyn,; Mittelstädt, Annika,; Pfau, Roland,; Quer, Josep,; Reiff-de Groen, Judith,; Rombouts, Lisa,; Sala, Rita,; Sampedro, Miguel Ángel,; Sandler, Wendy,; Santiago, Frigola,; Saral, Burcu,; Stamp, Rose,; Steinbach, Markus,; Sánchez-Amat, Jordina,; Tamminga, Meredith,; Taşçı, Süleyman S.,; Vermeerbergen, Myriam,; van Kampen, Annemieke,; van Veen, Peter,; Álvarez, Xavi,; Özparlak, Elvan Tamyürek,
• HerausgeberIn: Göksel, Asli,; Hosemann, Jana,; Pfau, Roland,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Sign Languages and Deaf Communities [SLDC] , 14
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XI, 416 p.)

Sign languages are non-written languages. Given that the use of digital media and video recordings in documenting sign languages started only some 30 years ago, the life stories of Deaf elderly signers born in the 1930s-1940s have – except for a few scattered fragments in film – not been documented and are therefore under serious threat of being lost.The chapters compiled in this volume document important aspects of past and present experiences of elderly Deaf signers across Europe, as well as in Israel and the United States. Issues addressed include (i) historical events and how they were experienced by Deaf people, (ii) issues of identity and independence, (iii) aspects of language change, (iv) experiences of suppression and discrimination. The stories shared by elderly signers reveal intriguing, yet hidden, aspects of Deaf life. On the negative side, these include experiences of the Deaf in Nazi Germany and occupied countries and harsh practices in educational settings, to name a few. On the positive side, there are stories of resilience and vivid memories of school years and social and professional life.In this way, the volume contributes in a significant way to the preservation of the cultural and linguistic heritage of Deaf communities and sheds light on lesser known aspects against an otherwise familiar background. This publication has been made possible within the SIGN-HUB project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Much more than a treasure: the life stories of elderly Deaf people -- Part I: “For this experience, I am grateful to the elderly Deaf people”: Collecting and disseminating life stories -- Conducting interviews with elderly Deaf people: opportunities and challenges -- Making the life stories of Deaf seniors visible: a students’ exhibition -- Part II: “I found out that deaf people could do many things”: Issues of culture and identity -- Once upon a time: history and memory of Italian Deaf elderly signers -- Deafness in Turkey 1930–2020: administrative, social, and cultural aspects -- Pink sign: identity challenges, choices, and changes among elderly Deaf homosexuals in the Netherlands -- Part III: “Apparently, one could hear airplanes, but we knew nothing”: Deaf lives in times of conflict and oppression -- Impairment vs. disability: The paradoxical situation of deaf people during the German Nazi Regime -- Forced sterilization of deaf people during the German Nazi Regime – a trauma and its compensations after 1945 -- Surviving a war of silence: Deaf people in Flanders during the Second World War -- The Francoist dictatorship through the Deaf lens -- Part IV: “He signs like me, we are the same”: Linguistic and educational perspectives -- Uncovering the lived experiences of elderly Deaf Philadelphians -- Time will tell: time and discourse as ‘motion through space’ in early Israeli Sign Language (ISL) -- Part V: “Goodbye, hearing world!”: Creating a safe environment for the elderly Deaf -- De Gelderhorst: a home full of signs -- Growing old together: aging deaf people and the politics of belonging -- List of contributors -- Subject index -- Name index (incl. associations, laws, and schools)