Introducing Sign Language Literature: Folklore and Creativity

by Rachel Sutton-Spence, Michiko Kaneko

This is an accessible and comprehensive sign language textbook with an international frame of reference, designed for students and teachers in the global Deaf community. Based on years of experience teaching sign language and deaf studies at undergraduate, postgraduate and community levels, it grants readers access to a vibrant creative heritage.

280 pages, Paperback

Published April 21, 2016

Reviews

[Dawn]

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]

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.