Talk:American Sign Language literature

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I don't think scholars currently recognize Signwriting as a part of ASL literature. If you want to include this sentence (the final one), could you provide a reputable source? Thanks. Wavesplashing (talk) 14:49, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Rewrite
I am about to undertake an extensive rewrite of the entire article, updating and adding information to all the existing sections, and deleting the section that simply lists ASL performers (as many of them do not have pages of their own, which implies that they do not meet notability requirements). Per the comment above, I will delete the reference to SignWriting, as I do not believe it falls within the purview of "literature" (not all methods of depicting language are literature) and no effort has been made to comply with the request to provide a legitimate source. Docmcconl (talk) 00:42, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I have completed the first phase of the rewrite. My sources are valid, but they may not be formatted properly. Also, this article is by no means complete, and needs attention from the experts. If anyone can add the proper tag to this page, it would be appreciated. Docmcconl (talk) 03:08, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and added the expert tag. Hoping to get a little more attention directed to this vital part of Deaf culture! Docmcconl (talk) 03:14, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I added an additional detail about poem line to the passage on ASL Poetry.Etoppo (talk) 04:17, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * It looks like it's been a while since this page has been updated. I am planning to add additional information soon. More information to come. Jennagc (talk) 01:03, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Peter Cook
The link to "Peter Cook" is to the wrong "Peter Cook." I don't know if the deaf poet has his own page.--93.6.220.197 (talk) 13:06, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Yes he does, here it is: http://www.deafpetercook.com/home/Flying_Words_Project.html

Preliminary Bibliography
'''Here is a preliminary list of sources that my group can draw from for this article: '''

Albosta, Diane. Performing Arts -- Pictures in the Air: The Story of the National Theatre of the Deaf by Stephen C. Baldwin. 119 Vol. New York: Media Source, 1994.

Bahan, Ben. "Face-to-Face Tradition in the American Deaf Community: Dynamics of the Teller, the Tale, and the Audience." Signing the Body Poetic. Ed. Bauman, H-Dirksen, Jennifer L. Nelson and Heidi M. Rose. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 2006. 21-50.

Baldwin, Stephen C. Pictures in the Air : The Story of the National Theatre of the Deaf. Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 1993.

Bates, Benjamin. Whole Language Theatre: Literacy as Performance. Ed. Sarah Blackstone. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1995. Web. 6/27/2016 4:55:51 PM.

Bauman, H-Dirksen L. "Getting Out of Line: Toward a Visual and Cinematic Poetics of ASL." Signing the Body Poetic. Ed. Bauman, H-Dirksen, Jennifer L. Nelson and Heidi M. Rose. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2006. 95-117.

Bauman, H-D. "Redesigning Literature: The Cinematic Poetics of American Sign Language Poetry." Sign Language Studies 4.1 (2003): 34,47,91.

Bechter, Frank. Of Deaf Lives: Convert Culture and the Dialogic of ASL Storytelling. Ed. Michael Silverstein. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2009.

Cairns, Graham. "Introduction." The Architecture of the Screen : Essays in Cinematographic Space. Eds. François Penz, Holly Rose, and ebrary provider.Bristol, England ; Chicago, Illinois : Intellect, 2013. 3-7.

Canini, Luca, Sergio Benini, and Riccardo Leonardi. "Classifying Cinematographic Shot Types." Multimedia Tools and Applications 62.1 (2013): 51-73.

Christie, Karen, and Dorothy M. Wilkins. "A Feast for the Eyes: ASL Literacy and ASL Literature." Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 2.1 (1997): 57-9.

Clark, John Lee. Deaf American Poetry : An Anthology. Washington, DC: Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2009.

Cohn, Jim. "The New Deaf Poetics: Visible Poetry." Sign Language Studies 0.52 (1986): 263-77.

Cole, Jessica. "American Sign Language Poetry : Literature in Motion." (2009).

"Deaf Poets' Society: Subverting the Hearing Paradigm." Literature and Medicine 16.1 (1997): 121-34.

Gee, James. "Literacies and " Traditions"." Journal of Education 171.1 (1989): 26.

Grossinger, Shanna. Using ASL and English: Bringing Literacy to Life through Drama and Art. Eds. Tom Humphries, Bobbie Allen, and Carol Padden. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2013.

Hughes, Valencia. The Play's the Thing: Staging for Success in Reading Comprehension and Fluency with Theatre Infused Curriculum. Eds. David Scanlon, Audrey Friedman, and Mariela Paez. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2014.

Krentz, Christopher B. "The Camera as Printing Press: How Film has Influenced ASL Literature." Signing the Body Poetic. Ed. Bauman, H-Dirksen, Jennifer L. Nelson and Heidi M. Rose. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 2006. 51-70.

Krentz, Christopher. Sign Mind: Studies in American Sign Language Poetics (Review). 1 Vol., 2001.

Kuntze, Marlon. "Turning Literacy Inside Out." Open Your Eyes: Deaf Studies Talking. Ed. H-Dirksen L. Bauman ed. Minneapolis: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008. 146-157.

Lindgren, Kristin A., Doreen DeLuca, and Donna Jo Napoli. Signs and Voices : Deaf Culture, Identity, Language, and Arts. 1st ed.. ed. Washington, DC: Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2008.

Parker, Erica. Beyond A-Z Stories: Studying ASL Literature Genres. Eds. Tom Humphries, Bobbie Allen, and Carol Padden. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2012.

Peters, Cynthis. "Deaf American Theatre." Signing the Body Poetic: Essays on American Sign Language Literature. Ed. Bauman, H-Dirksen, Jennifer L. Nelson and Heidi M. Rose. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2006. 71-92.

Peters, Cynthia. Deaf American Literature : From Carnival to the Canon. Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2000.

Powers, Helen. Signs of Silence: Bernard Bragg and the National Theatre of the Deaf. New York: New York, Dodd, Mead, 1972.

Rawlings, C. (2013). An Incredible Journey of an Ordinary Egg. Journal of American Sign Languages and Literatures. http://journalofasl.com/egg/

Rose, Heidi M. "The Poet in the Poem in the Performance: The Relation of Body, Self, and Text in ASL Literature." Signing the Body Poetic. Ed. Bauman, H-Dirksen, Jennifer L. Nelson and Heidi M. Rose. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2006. 130-146.

Rose, Heidi. "A Semiotic Analysis of Artistic American Sign Language and a Performance of Poetry." Text and Performance Quarterly 12.2 (1992): 146-59.

Rutherford, Susan. A Study of American Deaf Folklore. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1987.

The Squirrel Story. Dir. Sanborn, Ian. 2014.

Supalla, Samuel James. Bird of a Different Feather & for a Decent Living : Student Workbook. Eds. Benjamin J. Bahan, Samuel James Supalla, and James R. DeBee. San Diego, CA: San Diego, CA : DawnSignPress, 1994.

---. Bird of a Different Feather; &, for a Decent Living : Teacher's Guide. Eds. James R. DeBee, Benjamin J. Bahan, and Samuel James Supalla. San Diego, Calif.: San Diego, Calif. : DawnSignPress, 2000.

Sutton-Spence, Rachel, and Donna Jo Napoli. "Anthropomorphism in Sign Languages: A Look at Poetry and Storytelling with a Focus on British Sign Language." Sign Language Studies 10.4 (2010): 442-75.

Sutton-Spence, Rachel. The Heart of the Hydrogen Jukebox. 11 Vol. Washington: American Annals of the Deaf, 2011.

Willis, Holly. "Writing Images and the Cinematic Humanities." Visible Language 49.3 (2015): 63-77. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jennagc (talk • contribs) 02:21, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

History
I am going to begin adding information to the History section, and change the section title to "Origins and History", because the information I will add beings with the emergence of ASL Literature from within Deaf institutes. I will begin with the information on Deaf institutes, and then add other relevant information. Jennagc (talk) 23:56, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I have rewritten the paragraph about oral traditions in spoken languages, to focus more on the oral face-to-face tradition of American Sign Language. Jennagc (talk) 23:15, 10 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I rewrote the last paragraph about how film technology has influenced ASL literature, and removed the final 5 sentences because they lack citations. Jennagc (talk) 00:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adding a video of the Deaf King Kong video, which is commonly passed through the Deaf community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jennagc (talk • contribs) 16:21, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adjusting the language of my 4th paragraph about the NAD film project, and including external links to two of the films. Jennagc (talk) 23:47, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adding subheadings to the Origins and History section. Jennagc (talk) 17:26, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Literacy
I am adding a section on ASL literacy skills Jennagc (talk) 01:15, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I am expanding this section to include information about Multiliteracies Jennagc (talk) 14:21, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adding a video that was developed to support literacy in Deaf children, as a supporting example to the final paragraph of this section. Jennagc (talk) 17:55, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Common Themes
I am adding a section about the themes commonly found in ASL Literature. Jennagc (talk) 21:01, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Peer Review:

You did a great job at revising American Sign Language literature. I think it would be nice if you added Gallaudet University' Theatre Arts: Production/Performance and explain that students took several classes to become actors/actresses. Students would have the opportunity to direct the acts, manage the stages/props and perform. Here's the link: https://www.gallaudet.edu/department-of-art-communication-and-theatre/theatre-arts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric.setzer (talk • contribs) 16:03, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Features and Forms
I split up the "Features and Forms" sections into two separate sections named "Features" and "Genres".

Under the "Features" heading I added percussion signing, stories with handshape constraints, and visual vernacular sub-headings.
 * In the 'Cinematic stories' section I am adding a video example. Jennagc (talk) 17:59, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adding a video example to the Personification section. Jennagc (talk) 18:09, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am expanding the Cinematic Stories section, and changing the title to 'Cinematographic Technique' Jennagc (talk) 16:31, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am changing the opening sentence of Visual Vernacular and adjusting some other language for clarity. Jennagc (talk) 16:34, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adding a final sentence to the Personification paragraph. Jennagc (talk) 16:39, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am deleting some information from the 'Features' section that appears prior to the 'Cinematographic Techniques' section because it has missing citations and repeat/redundant information that is found later in the article. Jennagc (talk) 16:43, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Under the "Genre's" heading I added a Poetry subheading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abucklin (talk • contribs) 17:23, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I refined the opening sentence of the poetry section. Jennagc (talk) 23:41, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
 * In the "Translated Works" section I am adding a video example. Jennagc (talk) 18:03, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adding a video example to the Poetry section. Jennagc (talk) 18:32, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adding information to and reorganizing the "Stories with Handshape Type Constraints" section. Jennagc (talk) 00:49, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am removing the final paragraph of "Handshape Stories" until a citation is located. It is still in Jennagc/newsandbox until that time. Jennagc (talk) 15:52, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am adding a paragraph to the Poetry section about how 'line' is analyzed in ASL Poetry. Jennagc (talk) 17:30, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am expanding the second paragraph of the Poetry section. Jennagc (talk) 18:56, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Suggestions
There are a couple of places where the language could be more neutral. For example, "especially important" and "the deaf community is able to establish and affirm" could be slightly reformatted to increase neutrality. I am not suggesting to take out the ideas. Citations might help, as would rephrasing these sentences to make it clear who (presumably not Wikipedia) holds the opinion.

I suggest avoiding the term "the Deaf", as minority groups are generally not referred to in that way (e.g., "the Latinx").

In the literacy section, you might see if you can link out to things about multiple literacies (multiliteracies). That body of literature has tried to reformulate what a "text" means to include things like digital media.

The list of cinematic devices needs to be explained more clearly to people unfamiliar with the topic.

Some of the organization and headings could be cleaned up. For example, could percussive signing and the other similar categories be under the heading of genre?Ncaselli (talk) 21:48, 19 April 2019 (UTC)