Literacy and Literacies Texts, Power, and Identity |
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| Author:
| Collins, James
Blot, Richard |
| Contribution by:
| Harness Goodwin, Marjorie
Irvine, Judith
Kuipers, Joel
Kulick, Don
Lucy, John
Ochs, Elinor
Schieffelin, Bambi
Silverstein, Michael |
| Series title: | Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-59356-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $97.99 |
Book Description:
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Literacy and Literacies is an engaging account of literacy and its relation to power. The book develops a synthesis of literacy studies, moving beyond received categories, and exploring the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literacies.
Literacy and Literacies is an engaging account of literacy and its relation to power. The book develops a synthesis of literacy studies, moving beyond received categories, and exploring the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literacies.