About this Journal
The Deaf Studies Digital Journal (DSDJ) is the world’s first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the cultural, creative, and critical output of published work in and about sign languages and Deaf culture.
Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Editor
Message from the Executive Editor and Associate Director
Patrick Boudreault and Evon Black
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Co-editor's Message
Rezenet Moges-Reidel
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Conference
Arkansas’s Experience Compiling a History of Black Deaf Students Before and After Integration
Glenn Anderson
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Authenticity in Cultural Studies
Tom Humphries
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Perspectives from Deaf Studies and Black/Africana Studies
Michael Ralph
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Why Black American Sign Language (BASL) Matters?
Carolyn McCaskill
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Why History Matters: The Impact of Education and Research Decisions on Black ASL
Joseph Hill
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Revisiting Demissionization and Black Deaf Gain with a Critical Lens
Rezenet Moges-Reidel
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Exploring an African Perspective in Black Deaf Studies
Sam Lutalo-Kiingi
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Why Black Deaf Studies: Global Perspectives in Ireland
Lydia Gratis
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Why Black Deaf Studies in Canada Matters?
Jenelle Rouse
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Creating a Homeplace for Black Deaf Students: The Importance of Black Studies in K-12 Deaf Education
Akilah English
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Why Black American Sign Language Matters: The Past, Present & Future
Laurene Simms and Candace Jones
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Loving Black Deaf Bodies
Andrea Sonnier Babin
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Exploring the Curriculum of Colonization and U.S. Deaf Education and Deaf Studies
Gloshanda Lawyer
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Reflections on the Development of the Field of Deaf Studies
Benjamin Bahan
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Black Deaf Studies Matter, Black Africana Studies Matter
Sandra Jowers-Barber
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Why Black Deaf Studies Matter: Black Deaf American Experience in Germany
Nia Lazarus
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How has the History of Deaf Education influenced the Education Black Deaf Received?
Glennis Matthews
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Perspectives from Deaf Studies and Black/Africana Studies - Panel Discussions
Elizabeth Moore, Glenn Anderson, Benjamin Bahan, Tom Humphries, Sandra Jowers-Barber and Michael Ralph
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Black American Sign Language Matters - Panel Discussions
Mary Perrodin-Singh, Candance Jones, Carolyn McCaskill and Rezenet Moges-Riedel
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Black Deaf Studies Matters: Global Perspectives - Panel Discussions
Lindsay Dunn, Lydia Gratis, Nia Lazarus, Sam Lutalo-Kiingi and Jenelle Rouse
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings
Black Deaf Studies Matters: Deaf Education - Panel Discussions
Reginald Bess, Andrea Sonnier Babin, Akilah English, Gloshandra Lawyer and Glennis Matthews
2025-11-12 Volume 6 • 2025 • Black Deaf Studies Symposium Proceedings