Barbara Kannapell
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Barbara Kannapell | |||
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| Born | September 14, 1937 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||
| Died | August 11, 2021 (aged 83) | ||
| Known for | Creating a new rhetoric of Deaf identity, involving recognition of Deaf culture and American Sign Language | ||
| Spouse(s) | Mary Eileen Paul | ||
| Academic background | |||
| Alma mater | Gallaudet University (Bachelor of Science), Georgetown University, (Doctor of Philosophy) | ||
| Thesis | Language Choice Reflects Identity Choice | ||
| Doctoral advisor | Roger Shuy | ||
| Academic work | |||
| Discipline | Sociolinguistics | ||
| Institutions | Gallaudet University, Community College of Baltimore County | ||
Barbara Kannapell (September 14, 1937 – August 11, 2021) was a public intellectual, activist and sociolinguist who was the first to promote bilingualism as an educational philosophy for the education of Deaf students.[1]
References
- ↑ Seelye, Katharine Q. 2021. Barbara Kannapell, 83, an Activist in the Deaf World. New York Times (August 26, 2021), Section A, p. 20.
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