Discourse Analysis: American Sign Language Poetry and Performing Arts

4 credits

This course provides a discourse-centered examination of ASL verbal arts: rhyme, meter, rhythm, handedness, non-manual signals, and spatial mapping; creation of scene and mood; properties of character, dialogue, narration, and voice; cultural tropes; poetic constructions in every genre; transcription, body memory, and performance. The course will be conducted entirely in ASL with no spoken English. Prerequisites: LISL 1C and LISL 1CX.