Signing the Body Poetic: Essays on American Sign Language Literature
"Signing the Body Poetic should receive a deafening ovation. It is the first major scholarly work to celebrate and theorize American Sign Language artistic expression ranging from poetry, to theater and film. A must for anyone interested in contemporary poetry, drama, or literary theory." - Lennard J. Davis, editor of The Disabilities Studies Reader "This collection is as unique as ASL, merging linguistics, nonverbal communication and performance in both the content of the chapters as well as in its form (text and DVD). Unlocking the performative dimension of ASL, it merges disciplines, communicative forms, and channels while demonstrating that our ability to communicate is not limited by the organs we use to do so but only by our ability to perform." - Michael L. Hecht, editor of Redefining Culture: Perspectives across the Disciplines"