Review of Esmail, Reading Victorian Deafness: Signs and Sounds in Victorian Literature and Culture

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  • Joanna Rankin University of Calgary

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v6i1.339

Résumé

In Reading Victorian Deafness: Signs and Sounds in Victorian Literature and Culture, Jennifer Esmail explores the cultural role of deafness in Victorian England and North America. Looking to cultural products as a reflection of wider societal beliefs, Esmail provides an in-depth history of the contrasting proponents of signed languages and oralism during this historical period.

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2017-03-27

Comment citer

Rankin, J. (2017). Review of Esmail, Reading Victorian Deafness: Signs and Sounds in Victorian Literature and Culture. Revue Canadienne d’études Sur Le Handicap, 6(1), 145–150. https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v6i1.339

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