Melanie Page

Come Monday morning, would we look back and say we “did” anything that weekend, anything relaxing or fun?

Deaf events and summer school — I talk about it more in this post.

This is the tenth post in series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource and, thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. The essay “What Happens When Languages Come in Contact” by…

This is the ninth in a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource, and thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. The next essay I read was an excerpt of…

This is the eigth in a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource, and thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. In 1989, MJ Bienvenu discussed Deaf humor at The…

This is the seventh in a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource, and thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. Another person concerned with changes in ASL is George…

This is the sixth in a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource, and thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. In the 1980 essay “Black Signs: Whatever Happened to…

This is the fifth in a series of reflections on essays from the book Deaf World, edited by Lois Bragg. All essays in this text are by d/Deaf authors, meaning it is both a primary resource, and thanks to the scope of essays, a historical reader. “Coming to California” by Albert Ballin is an excerpt…