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Deaf in America

Name: Deaf in America
Author: Carol Padden

by Carol Padden

1988•Documentary•134 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded, fresh non-fiction book: weighty and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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2.5 / 5

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About This Book

Refusing to accept the limitations others have placed on the deaf, the authors -- themselves deaf -- argue for a deaf culture, one united by and expressed through the American Sign Language.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentarySocial commentaryEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connections

Subjects

DeafnessTaubstummheitDeafPsychosoziale SituationSourdsSociology, Social StudiesSign LanguageLanguage Arts & Disciplines

Details

Author: Carol Padden
Published: 1988
Pages: 134
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Source: Open Library

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