Description: An essential study on portrayals of D/deaf experiences in children's literature and popular culture
Brief description: Vivian Yenika-Agbaw (1959-2021) was professor of literature and literacies at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park. A former middle and high school teacher, she authored and coedited several books and over seventy articles and book chapters. A former IRSCL board member (2017-2019), she was inaugural chair of the IRSCL Equity and Diversity Committee (EDC).
Review Quotes: Children, Deafness, and Deaf Cultures in Popular Media breaks exciting new ground by extending literary deaf studies to children's literature. It offers an engrossing look at diverse representations from around the world.--Christopher Krentz, author of Writing Deafness: The Hearing Line in Nineteenth-Century American Literature