Deaf Lit Extravaganza

Deaf Lit Extravaganza

This celebration of short stories, poems, and essays gives us a glimpse into the Deaf signing community, something that literature by hearing authors featuring deaf characters has rarely done. Between these covers, a Deaf couple fights over their sonâ€™s language use, an Australian woman joins the community as an adult, a Deaf womanâ€™s body is fished out a dumpster, and a British Deaf poet wants to keep â€œzombiesâ€â€”hearing peopleâ€”out. The range of perspectives is astonishing, including opposing views. In one story, a hearing journalist tells us about the infamous Milan congress of educators who banned sign language in 1880, while in another story, a Deaf woman tells us what itâ€™s like to have a hearing journalist interview her and her husband for a â€œhuman interestâ€ story. Even in pieces that are about just one Deaf person, readers get a powerful sense of life in one of the most vibrant and least understood communities.

Its 34 writers include Andria Alefhi, Alison L. Aubrecht, Veronica Bickle, Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Amber Ceffalio, Karen Christie, John Lee Clark, Willy Conley, T. K. Dalton, Mark Drolsbaugh, Donald Grushkin, Frank Gallimore, Susan Hajiani, Kristen Harmon, Christopher Jon Heuer, Paul Hostovsky, Karen Lloyd, Raymond Luczak, Dominic McGreal, Lauren Ridloff, Kristen Ringman, Curtis Robbins, Sarah Segal, Dean Sheridan, Robert Siebert, Eddie Swayze, Pia Taavila-Borsheim, Stephen Tendrich, Michael Uniacke, Clayton Valli, Michele Westfall, Donna Williams, Morgan Grayce Willow, and Pamela Wright.

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Handtype Press
Manufacturer	Handtype Press
NumberOfPages	246
PublicationDate	2014-02-15
Publisher	Handtype Press
ReleaseDate	2014-02-15
Studio	Handtype Press

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