Literacies - Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives (Hardcover, New edition)

This book presents sixteen essays in the new literacy studies tradition, written during the period 1985-2010. It covers a diverse range of themes with a particular emphasis on topics of cultural, political and historical interest. The collection includes both previously published and unpublished works, and is organized in four sections. Topics addressed in Part 1 include functional literacy, the politics of literacy in Nicaragua during the Sandinista period (1979-1990), the rise of the working class press in Britain, and reader response and the teacher as meaning-maker. Part 2 discusses critical literacy and active citizenship, literacy and empowerment, language and the new capitalism, varying ways of using computers in and out of school, and the way a low achieving student challenges conventional notions of literacy failure. Part 3 addresses the new literacy studies and the study of new literacies, the theory and practice of attention economics, and early developments in the use of ratings within online communities and social practices. The final part of the book takes up the theme of researching new literacies, discusses practices of digital remix, and provides a case study of becoming research literate within a context of DIY media creation.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Colin Lankshear • Michele Knobel
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-1024-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Study & learning skills Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of those with special educational needs > Teaching of physically disabled persons Promotions
LSN:	1-4331-1024-5
Barcode:	9781433110245

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