In this Book
- Deaf Children in Public Schools: Placement, Context, and Consequences
- Book
- 1997
- Published by: Gallaudet University Press
summary
Peters connects ASL literature to the literary canon with the archetypal notion of carnival as “the counterculture of the dominated.” Throughout history, carnivals have been opportunities for the “low,” disenfranchised elements of society to displace their “high” counterparts. Citing the Deaf community’s long tradition of “literary nights” and festivals like the Deaf Way, Peters recognizes similar forces at work in the propagation of ASL literature. The agents of this movement, Deaf artists and ASL performers—“Tricksters,” as Peters calls them—jump between the two cultures and languages. Through this process, they create a synthesis of English literary content reinterpreted in sign language, which raises the profile of ASL as a distinct art form in itself.
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Additional Information
ISBN
9781563681981
Related ISBN(s)
9781563680625
MARC Record
OCLC
43475853
Pages
142
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No