How Long to Read Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India

How Long Does it Take to Read Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India by Michele Ilana Friedner

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Although it is commonly believed that deafness and disability limits a person in a variety of ways, Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India describes the two as a source of value in postcolonial India. Michele Friedner argues that the experiences of deaf people offer an important portrayal of contemporary self-making and sociality under new regimes of labor and economy in India. Friedner contends that deafness actually becomes a source of value for deaf Indians as they interact with nongovernmental organizations, with employers in the global information technology sector, and with the state. In contrast to previous political economic moments, deaf Indians increasingly depend less on the state for education and employment, and instead turn to novel and sometimes surprising spaces such as NGOs, multinational corporations, multilevel marketing businesses, and churches that attract deaf congregants. They also gravitate towards each other. Their social practices may be invisible to outsiders because neither the state nor their families have recognized Indian Sign Language as legitimate, but deaf Indians collectively learn sign language, which they use among themselves, and they also learn the importance of working within the structures of their communities to maximize their opportunities. Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India analyzes how diverse deaf people become oriented toward each other and disoriented from their families and other kinship networks. More broadly, this book explores how deafness, deaf sociality, and sign language relate to contemporary society.

How long is Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India?

Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India by Michele Ilana Friedner is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India aloud.

What Reading Level is Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India?

Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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