ASL 110 - Awareness of Deaf Culture

    Recent Professors
    David Hamilton
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    30–42 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of ASL 110
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    An introduction to American Deaf Culture, the history, the community, and the language. Deaf cultural values, characteristics, and dynamics will be discussed as well as issues related to minority dynamics, the double/multiple minority experience, including but not limited to, Deaf African-Americans, Deaf Latinas/Latinos, Deaf Women, Deaf gays/lesbians, Deaf-blind, Deaf senior citizens, and the multiple combinations of these. Organizations and individual perceptions of self in relation to group identity, along with political views as examined through articles, books, and videotaped interviews will be studied.
    Usually Held
    Wed 6:00pm–9:10pm, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:35pm, Tue Thu 9:35am–11:00am