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: | 978-0-521-59661-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.99 |
Book Description:
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Literacy and Literacies is a new and engaging account of literacy and its relation to power. The book develops a new 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. Collins and Blot offer indepth critical discussion of particular cases and discuss the role of literacies in the formation of class, gender, and ethnic identity.
Literacy and Literacies is a new and engaging account of literacy and its relation to power. The book develops a new 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. Collins and Blot offer indepth critical discussion of particular cases and discuss the role of literacies in the formation of class, gender, and ethnic identity.