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Cultural Studies Concentration
Students in this concentration gain a critical understanding of the position of the Deaf World within the context of human cultures by using a variety of theoretical approaches to the concepts of identity, ideology, resistance, and culture. Students will work a full academic year toward the completion of their Cultural Studies Research project which may take the form of a thesis or a creative, media related project. Research projects will be conducted under the guidance of faculty who instruct Cultural Studies Research Project I and II. Graduates of the Cultural Studies concentration will be prepared to teach Deaf Studies at the post-secondary level, enter fields of advocacy, and pursue further research and education in anthropology, cultural studies, sociolinguistics, disability studies, and critical theory.
For the program of study and requirements for the M.A. in Deaf Studies, click the link "Concentration" in the right-side menu.
Program of Study
Core Curriculum
All students admitted to the program must complete the following core courses with grades of B or higher.
Semester I (Fall)
DST 701 Deaf Cultural Studies (3)
DST 705 Sign and the Philosophy of Language (3)
LIN 707 Structure of Language: English and ASL (3)
ASL 709 ASL Media Production (3)
Semester II (Spring)
DST 710 Literary Traditions in the Deaf Community (3)
DST 712 Enforcing Normalcy: Deaf and Disability Studies (3)
DST 714 Critical Pedagogy (3)
HIS 731 History of the American Deaf Community (3)
Cultural Studies Concentration
Semester III (Fall)
DST 733 Identity and Theory in Deaf Studies (3)
DST 735 Deaf Visual Culture: Art, Theory and Resistance (3)
DST 780 Cultural Studies Research Project I (3)
Elective (3)
SWK 715 Disability Policy: Implications for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations (3)
(Or ADM 810 in Semester IV)
Semester IV (Spring)
DST 750 Seminar in Deaf Cultural Studies (3)
DST 780 Cultural Studies Research Project II (3)
ADM 810 Public Policy and Persons with Disabilities (3)
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