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Title
The Poetics of Sign Language Haiku
Subject
Sign language--haiku
Haiku--theses and dissertations
Description
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This dissertation explores the poetic features of sign language haiku. Sign language haiku can be defined as a very short piece of poetic signing, which is influenced by
the traditional Japaneseh aiku form. Traditional Japaneseh aiku form is known for strict formal discipline, objective description of nature, and strong visual appeal. Sign language haiku retains some of the basic features of traditional haiku, but has turned itself into a new poetic form which inherits characteristics both from general artistic signing and the particular discipline of haiku.
The research draws together the performances of signed haiku from a variety of languages. The major source is the poems from the haiku festival I organised in 2006, which aimed at encouraging British Deaf people to create haiku in their own language (BSL, British Sign Language). The outcome is the emergence of a rich corpus, which allowed me to analyse signed haiku poems both quantitatively and qualitatively.
This dissertation explores the poetic features of sign language haiku. Sign language haiku can be defined as a very short piece of poetic signing, which is influenced by
the traditional Japaneseh aiku form. Traditional Japaneseh aiku form is known for strict formal discipline, objective description of nature, and strong visual appeal. Sign language haiku retains some of the basic features of traditional haiku, but has turned itself into a new poetic form which inherits characteristics both from general artistic signing and the particular discipline of haiku.
The research draws together the performances of signed haiku from a variety of languages. The major source is the poems from the haiku festival I organised in 2006, which aimed at encouraging British Deaf people to create haiku in their own language (BSL, British Sign Language). The outcome is the emergence of a rich corpus, which allowed me to analyse signed haiku poems both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Creator
Kaneko, Michiko
Publisher
University of Bristol
Date
2008
Rights
All rights reserved.
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Type
dissertation