Literacy and literacies: texts, power, and identity

The authors present a new account of literacy & its relation to power. They discuss the role of literacies in the formation of class, gender, & ethnic identity & challenge received assumptions about literacy, intellectual development & social progress.

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Main Authors: Collins, James (Author), Blot, Richard K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge University Press 2003
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Studies in the social and cultural foundations of language 22
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Summary:The authors present a new account of literacy & its relation to power. They discuss the role of literacies in the formation of class, gender, & ethnic identity & challenge received assumptions about literacy, intellectual development & social progress.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XX, 217 S. Ill.
ISBN:0521596610
0521593565

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