Presentation Deaf Comic Book Characters

Deaf Characters in Comics , Graphic Novels , and Adolescent Literature Sharon Pajka-West, Ph.D.

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Findings: Unrealistic portrayals ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Comparing my research on Comics and Adolescent Literature Portrayals Comics Adolescent Literature Deafness Pathological Cultural Gender Female (participants all male) Male (participants mostly female) Race Mostly White Echo- Biracial Mostly White 1 African-American 1 Asian- American Language Mostly Oral Echo- multilingual Most use ASL Authors Hearing Hearing Deaf (only a few in comparison)

In Adolescent Literature, there are numerous new publications with Deaf Characters but only a few in comics and graphic novels

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Findings: Research on Adolescent Literature Are deaf characters being presented as culturally Deaf or as pathologically deaf and disabled? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Research on Adolescent Literature Do these readers favor deaf authors over hearing ones? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Research on Adolescent Literature How do readers perceive deaf characters? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Findings: Research on Adolescent Literature How do the participants’ responses and perceptions of deaf characters relate to my analysis based upon Deaf Studies, Disability Studies and Queer Theory? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Check out my Blog! * Includes over 189 titles (4 books added this morning) – 30 books from 2007-2008 *33 Author & Professionals Interviews *Websites & Articles *Free Newsletter http://pajka.blogspot.com/ For Resources highlighting Comics and Adolescent books with Deaf Characters

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