In this Book
- BUG: Deaf Identity and Internal Revolution
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Gallaudet University Press
summary
Christopher Jon Heuer lost his hearing early, but not before “being able to hear a lot as a kid.” He also received a good education, both in a speech-oriented setting and a signing environment. These varied experiences provided him with the perfect background to write about biases he faced, not only those of a mostly oblivious hearing society, but also those of ideologically restrictive members of the Deaf community. BUG: Deaf Identity and Internal Revolution combines new work of Heuer’s with his best columns from The Tactile Mind Weekly and the National Association of the Deaf’s Mind Over Matter. He addresses all topics – exit interviews, baldness, faith healing, marriage, cats, Christmas trips, backyard campfires in boxer shorts – with a withering wit that spares no aspect of life and deafness.
Being “bugged” for Heuer began early: “When I was growing up, my mother’s response to every problem I had was: ‘Well, he just needs to adjust to his deafness.’ Bloody nose? ‘Chris, you need to adjust to your deafness.’ Homework not done? ‘I know it’s hard adjusting to your deafness, honey, but ....’ Acne scarring? ‘Lots of teenagers get zits, Chris. I know it’s hard for you, dealing with this while trying to adjust to your ....’” He rebelled then, and continues through his even-handed irreverence in BUG, a bomb that should go off in everyone’s consciousness about being deaf and Deaf.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-17
- Praying for the Hell’s Angel
- pp. 48-53
- Plastic Souls
- pp. 56-58
- Have Cell Phone, Am God
- pp. 70-79
- What Criteria for “Well-Meaning?”
- pp. 90-92
- He Wrote about Ring Bologna and Disappeared
- pp. 113-118
- You Don’t Have 100 Percent to Give
- pp. 119-127
- Advice on Tennis and Pain
- pp. 130-134
- Institutionalized Just Like You
- pp. 135-138
- Research—The Best Way to Avoid Real Answers
- pp. 139-145
- Engineering Efficient Institutions
- pp. 154-159
- Visible Scars
- pp. 160-162
- On Being Brave
- pp. 189-190
- I Thought You Were KGB!
- pp. 191-194
- Strip Club Literacy
- pp. 195-197
- Let’s Bring Back “Deaf and Dumb”
- pp. 198-201
- Parenthood in the Blizzard
- pp. 202-204
- The Economy of Love and Paying Attention
- pp. 209-218
- Final Notes for Hearing / Nonsigning Parents
- pp. 219-220
Additional Information
ISBN
9781563683886
Related ISBN(s)
9781563683572
MARC Record
OCLC
191685274
Pages
244
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No