"Deaf Theory": What can We Learn from Feminist Theory?(Higher Education) (Essay‪)‬

Introduction "Theory" is defined as a system of ideas or statements held as an explanation or account of a group of facts or phenomena (The Compact Oxford English Dictionary, 1996). Facts or observations become meaningful in the context of theories, thus increasing our understanding of the phenomena. To date, no particular theory (or at least none which have been labeled such) has been articulated to delineate the methods by which scholars examine and discuss the cultural experiences of Deaf (1) individuals. One reason for this may be that Deaf people make up only a small portion of the world's population. (2) Another is the relatively new appearance of the field of Deaf Studies.