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Deaf American Literature
Cynthia Peters
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Description for Deaf American Literature
Paperback. Uses the archetypal concept of the carnival as a framework to interpret the evolution of ASL literature. This title shows how Deaf artists and ASL performers have used and continue to use their art as a means to traverse the barriers between disenfranchisement and privilege. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
In this classic bestseller, first published in 2000, Cynthia Peters uses the archetypal concept of the carnival as a framework to interpret the evolution of ASL literature. The Deaf literary canon, much like the carnival itself, represents the "counterculture of the dominated," and Peters shows how Deaf artists and ASL performers have used and continue to use their art as a means to traverse the barriers between disenfranchisement and privilege. Crossing these boundaries is not only a means of self-empowerment for the Deaf community, but a singular vehicle for raising the profile of ASL as its own distinct art form. ... Read more
In this classic bestseller, first published in 2000, Cynthia Peters uses the archetypal concept of the carnival as a framework to interpret the evolution of ASL literature. The Deaf literary canon, much like the carnival itself, represents the "counterculture of the dominated," and Peters shows how Deaf artists and ASL performers have used and continue to use their art as a means to traverse the barriers between disenfranchisement and privilege. Crossing these boundaries is not only a means of self-empowerment for the Deaf community, but a singular vehicle for raising the profile of ASL as its own distinct art form. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781563685774
SKU
V9781563685774
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About Cynthia Peters
Cynthia Peters is professor of English at Gallaudet University.
Reviews for Deaf American Literature
"Documenting the evolution of ASL literature from 'oral' to 'literary' form, Cynthia Peters has produced a truly seminal work of tremendous value to a variety of readers outside the Deaf community itself: sociologists, linguists, and those in the comparative literature field." (Choice)"