Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the role the students played in the 1988 Deaf President Now (DPN) protest at Gallaudet University and to determine the impact the protest had on student activism, d/Deaf education, and the Deaf community. The researcher analyzed primary sources from the students who participated in the protest and distributed electronic surveys to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Gallaudet University in the spring of 2014. Results of this study found that the students played a major role in the 1988 protest. The students overtook Gallaudet University by making demands, blocking the campus gates, and holding rallies. In addition, the findings revealed that the graduate students tended to have more knowledge of DPN than the undergraduate students and that the students may not consider d/Deafness a necessity now for the President of Gallaudet University.
Advisor
Baumgartner, Kabria
Second Advisor
Goldberg, Don
Department
Communication Studies; History
Recommended Citation
Appleton, Rachel L., "The Silent Protest: An Investigation of the 1988 Deaf President Now Movement" (2014). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6016.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6016
Disciplines
Cultural History
Keywords
Deaf President Now, student protest, Gallaudet University
Publication Date
2014
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
© Copyright 2014 Rachel L. Appleton