{"product_id":"fashioning-lives-eric-darnell-pritchard-9780809335541","title":"Fashioning Lives: Black Queers and the Politics of Literacy","description":"Honorable Mention, 2018 Winifred Bryan Horner Outstanding Book Award \u003cbr\u003e Winner, Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship from CCCC, 2018 \u003cbr\u003e Winner, Advancement of Knowledge Award from CCCC, 2018 \u003cbr\u003e Winner, Outstanding Book Award from the Conference on Community Writing, 2017 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFashioning Lives: Black Queers and the Politics of Literacy \u003c\/i\u003eanalyzes the life stories of sixty Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people along with archival documents, literature, and film. Author Eric Darnell Pritchard provides a theoretical framework for studying the literacy work of Black LGBTQ people, who do not fit into the traditional categories imposed on their language practices and identities. Examining the myriad ways literacy is used to inflict harm, Pritchard discusses how these harmful events prompt Black LGBTQ people to ensure their own survival by repurposing literacy through literacy performances fueled by accountability to self and communal love towards social and political change, a process the author calls \"restorative literacies.\" Pritchard highlights restorative literacies in literacy institutions (e.g., libraries, schools), historical records repositories, religious and spiritual spaces, parties, community events, activist organizations, and digital spheres. This trailblazing study draws connections between race and queerness in literacy, composition, and rhetoric and provides the basis for a sustainable dialogue on their intersections in the discipline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Darnell Pritchard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809335549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809335541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Eric Darnell Pritchard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611007402239,"sku":"9780809335541","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_519e137c-7dc0-435d-a321-1b3ecc690545.jpg?v=1764511111","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fashioning-lives-eric-darnell-pritchard-9780809335541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}