Deaf History - NMU Bulletin

DFST 360 Deaf History 4 cr.

• Offered: Summer - Web
• Prerequisites: EN 211 with a grade of “C” or better or instructor permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (SOCR)

Exploring deaf history from the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany during the eighteenth century to the present. Significant historical events, discoveries, and the history of civil movements all related to deafness are covered in this course. Topics covered are (but not limited to) education of the deaf; Martha’s Vineyard deaf history; the Congress of Milan; eugenics and deafness; the Golden Age; deaf people and WWII; technology and media deaf history.