South Asian in the Mid-South - Migrations of Literacies (Paperback)

In an age of global anxiety and suspicion, South Asian immigrants juggle multiple cultural and literate traditions in Mid-South America. In this study Iswari P. Pandey looks deeply into this community to track the migration of literacies, showing how different meaning-making practices are adapted and reconfigured for cross-language relations and cross-cultural understanding at sites as varied as a Hindu school, a Hindu women's reading group, Muslim men's and women's discussion groups formed soon after 9/11, and cross-cultural presentations by these immigrants to the host communities and law enforcement agencies. Through more than seventy interviews, he reveals the migratory nature of literacies and the community work required to make these practices meaningful. Pandey addresses critical questions about language and cultural identity at a time of profound change. He examines how symbolic resources are invented and reinvented and circulated and recirculated within and across communities; the impact of English and new technologies on teaching, learning, and practicing ancestral languages; and how gender and religious identifications shape these practices. Overall, the book offers a thorough examination of the ways individuals use interpretive powers for agency within their own communities and for cross-cultural understanding in a globalizing world and what these practices mean for our understanding of that world.

General

Imprint:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Composition, Literacy, and Culture
Release date:	December 2015
Authors:	Iswari Pandey
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-8229-6378-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Literacy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8229-6378-7
Barcode:	9780822963783

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