2013
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Yann Cantin et al., « La vision des « vaincus » : écrire l'histoire des sourds hier et aujourd'hui », La nouvelle revue de l'adaptation et de la scolarisation, ID : 10670/1.0x9cic
This article proposes to study the question of writing the history of the deaf over the last two centuries, in particular today. Indeed, historical research on the community of the deaf is not just limited to deafness and its impact on social life. Since the beginning of the 19th century, when the historiography of the deaf began, we see that the perception of those who wrote the history of the deaf depends on the position they occupied – historians or non-historians, deaf or hearing. Moreover, their perception depends on whether or not they believe that a vision of deafness from within is legitimate. Guided by the concepts elaborated by Walter Benjamin and Nathan Wachtel about the “vision of the vanquished“, this article seeks to stress the need for a history of the deaf by deaf historians, which raises questions about their past, for example, what is the current perception of the deaf of their own history? What position should the deaf historian adopt? What links do deaf historians have with traditional academic institutions?