Introducing Sign Language Literature: Folklore and Creativity

by Rachel Sutton-Spence, Michiko Kaneko

Introducing Sign Language Folklore and Creativity is the first textbook dedicated to analyzing and appreciating sign language storytelling, poetry and humour. The authors assume no prior knowledge of sign language or literary studies, introducing readers to a world of visual language creativity in deaf communities.

Introducing Sign Language Folklore and Creativity
• Explains in straightforward terms the unique features of this embodied language art form
• Draws on an online anthology of over 150 sign language stories, poems and jokes
• Suggests ways of analysing and appreciating the rich artistic heritage of deaf communities

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Kindle Edition

Published April 21, 2016

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very thorough and scholarly. This is a kind of book that needs time to be digested to be understood and deserves a second reading or more. It was very interesting in that it compared sign language literature from different cultures around the world...and even comparisons made to English (written) literature. I recommend this book if you have an interest in culture, sign languages, and elements of literature.

[Rebecca Geiger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very digestible introduction to the field of sign language literature, appreciated how it broke down the different aspects of sign language storytelling, poetry, and humor.