Re-theorizing Literacy Practices
Complex Social and Cultural Contexts
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Re-theorizing Literacy Practices
Complex Social and Cultural Contexts
About This Book
Moving beyond current theories on literacy practices, this edited collection sheds new light on the complexities inherent to the social, cultural, and ideological contexts in which literacy practices are realized. Building on Brian V. Street's scholarship, contributors discuss literacy as intrinsically social and ideological, and examine how the theorizing of literacy practices has evolved in recognition of the diverse contexts in which written language is used. Breaking new intellectual and theoretical ground, this book brings together leading literacy scholars to re-examine how educational and sociocultural contexts frame and define literacy events and practices. Drawing from the richness of Brian V. Street's work, this volume offers insights into fractures, tensions, and developments in literacy for scholars, students, and researchers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Artist's Statement on the Cover
- 1 Introduction: Lost in Our Meditations About Re-Theorizing Literacy Practices Across Complex Social and Cultural Contexts
- PART I Literacy as Social - Reflecting Back and Moving Forward
- PART II Literacy Practices and Language Ideologies
- PART III Literacy Practices Framed by Recognition of Complex Heteroglossic Social Contexts
- PART IV Literacy as Praxis in Complex Educational Contexts
- PART V Literacy and Personhood
- PART VI The Conversation Continues
- About the Contributors
- Index