Deaf Identity and Social Images in Nineteenth-Century France

Contents

5 Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 Social Images of Deaf People, 1780 to 1880 9 2 Constructing a Deaf Community in Revolutionary France, 1789 to 1799 36 3 Learning the Language of Deaf People: Auguste Bébian, Educational Opportunity, and the Controversy over Spoken Language, 1800 to 1840 49 4 The Varieties of Deaf Education, 1830 to 1900 68 5 Molding a Deaf Identity: Deaf Leaders, Banquets, and Community Rituals, 1830 to 1880 99 6 A New Era of Deaf Activism: Associations and Leadership in the Late Nineteenth Century 139 Epilogue 193 Notes 198 Selected Bibliography 252 Index 275 ...