On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Mairian Corker wrote:
> Jason feels that Lane's Constructions of Deafness (which, incidentally, was
> originally published in Disability & Society) is a 'seminal' text.
>
> Careful Jason. If you believe that disability has nothing to do with
> impairment that French, Spanish or Punjabi speakers are not disabled, and
> that individual impairment groups have special and therefore competitive
> rights then Lane's text might work. Personally - and I admit to being
> prejudiced - it has nothing to do with disability, except in the derogatory
> pathologising sense, and confuses the issues.
I understand your sentiments.
I've already talked to the students I T.A. for about reading critically
(using Mark's article on "Constructions and Creations" as a
starting-point). My main reason for suggesting Lane is as an example of
how social 'problems' are constructed (plus the student in question
already has the book). I'll leave it up to the students to decide for
themselves what is 'right' through reading widely and discussing the
opposing views presented in various sources. The critical responses
mentioned elsewhere on the list are just as important to the learning
process as are 'the right views'.
What are some refutations of Lane that I could suggest to my students?
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