In the pursuit of I: Deafhood explorations in deaf literature

• Main Author: Vea, Michael Tirazona
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Deaf in literature; Hearing impaired; Writings of the
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/5605
• Institution: De La Salle University

The abundant number of published literature that features Deaf protagonist centered on Deaf life, written by Deaf and Hearing, requires Deaf-centered thought of reading and critique. Ladds Deafhood concept offers impartial reading, understanding, and critique of Deaf identity formation that can be used to read and study Deaf Literature. This research aims to explore the identity formation of Deaf characters through selected identity development theories, understand their stage of transformation through Deafhood, and defines what being Deaf means to them. In this study, the process of becoming of three Deaf characters, from three literary texts, were explored and found that factors such as residential schools, Deaf clubs, and Deaf role models Deafhoods roots of Deaf culture were prominent roots of their identity formation. This study also discusses how each Deaf character defines their being Deaf. This method used in this research can be applied in future studies in Deaf Literature.