Literacy and Literacies: Texts, Power, and Identity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521593564)

Developing a new synthesis of literacy studies, this book explores the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literacies. James Collins and Richard Blot present a critical discussion of particular cases and discuss the role of literacies in the formation of class, gender, and ethnic identity.

Author: James Collins, Richard K. Blot, Collins James
ISBN-10: 0521593565
ISBN-13: 9780521593564
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2003
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2004 pg. 891