Dancing Without Music: Deafness in America

by Beryl Lieff Benderly

More than a decade ago, Beryl Lieff Benderly wrote in Dancing Without Music about two burning issues of the Deaf oralism versus American Sign Language, and the rights of Deaf people. Now, her masterful book is available again. With scientific precision, Dancing Without Music investigates being deaf and its ramifications in society as well as the relationship between thought processes and language, whether spoken or not. The sage perspective it offers will engender fresh insights about matters changed and unchanged for Deaf persons today.

302 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

From Encyclopedia.com:

BENDERLY, Beryl Lieff 1943-
PERSONAL: Born December 25, 1943, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Morris (a chemist) and Pearl (a sociologist; maiden name, Jacobs) Lieff; married Jordan Benderly (a government official), May 22, 1964; children: Daniel Ethan, Alicia Nadine. Education: Attended Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, 1964; University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1964, M.A., 1966; graduate study at Washington University, 1966.

Reviews

[Kayly Jacobs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had to speed read this for an ASL class. Very informative and interesting though! It was kind of repetitive.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great overview of the on-going war in the deaf community, but also a good overview of Deaf Culture and Deaf History. It was a quick read with lots of great statistics as well. Would recommend to anyone whether you have knowledge about deafness or not.

[Audrey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have to read this for my sign language class. It is possibly the most boring book EVER.