%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