%0 Journal Article %T Negotiating Deaf Bodies and Corporeal Experiences: The Cybernetic Deaf Subject %A Thomas P. Horejes %A Christopher J. Heuer %J Societies %D 2013 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/soc3020170 %X Deaf people negotiate their embodiment through corporeal experiences to provide a perception of what it means to be human. Some deaf people search for a framework where being deaf is human, not a disability. Other deaf people experience their deafness as a disability and use technology as a means to negotiate their embodiment and experiences. The role of technology or cybernetics, particularly cochlear implants, for the deaf will be examined as a way to understand cultural identities and diverse ideological perspectives concerning what it means to be deaf and normal. Then, this paper focuses on social constructed ¡®bodies¡¯ for the deaf using embodied theory and action as a part of a theoretical framework to showcase theoretical ideas and actualities of some deaf people¡¯s lives and experiences. These discussions are ways to open dialogues and collaborative inquiries on larger important issues such as what it means to be deaf and, in essence, human. %K deaf bodies %K technology for the deaf %K embodied experiences %U http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/3/2/170