Black ASL: The Effects of its Discovery on the Community
As a Black Deaf researcher and author, Carolyn McCaskill reflects on her journey on interviewing Black Deaf community members about the use and presence of Black ASL, which resulted in the publication of "The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure" with other authors. Her reflections offer important insights on the transformative effects of bringing the Black Deaf experience and perspectives to researching sign language and cultural experiences.
PUBLICATION FUNDING
This conference proceeding was made possible with the financial support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Digital Humanities Advancement Grants [#HAA-258756-8, 2018]; and Gallaudet University: the Office of the Chief Bilingual Officer, Yeker Anderson Club, and Department of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies.
PUBLICATION TEAM
Patrick Boudreault, Editor
Tawny Hlibok Holmes, Conference Co-Chair, & Assistant Editor
Matthew Malzkuhn, Conference Co-Chair, & Assistant Editor & Video Editor
Ivy Davis, Production Editor
Brianna Keogh, Production Editor
Andrew Biskupiak, Production Assistant
Dirksen Bauman, Advisor
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REFERENCES
- Goldhill, O. (2015). In Philly, Sign Language Has Its Own Accent. The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/
- Kenney, T. (2017). The Hidden Treasure of Black Signs: How Segregation Led to the Unique Dialect of Deaf African-Americans. Atlanta Black Star. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/in-philly-sign-language-has-its-own-accent/433620/
- Kocher, G. (2011). Kentucky School for the Deaf honors black students once denied diplomas. Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved from https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article44119050.html
- McCaskill, C. Lucas, C. Bayley, R., & Hill, J. (2011). The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its history and structure. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. Sorenson (2018). Black ASL [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/SorensonComm/videos/933515950174493/
