Introducing Sign Language Literature

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. Introducing Sign Language Literature: 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 Literature: 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 communitiesWatch a short video about the book.