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Sign Language, Deafness, and Exclusion in Renaissance England

Rosamund Oates on September 20, 2021October 7, 2021

Were deaf people excluded in 16th and 17th century society? Examining literary and legal texts from Renaissance England, Rosamund Oates shows how prelingually deaf people were part of their communities and used their natural language–sign–to assert their legal and spiritual personhood. Continue Reading Sign Language, Deafness, and Exclusion in Renaissance England

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