{"product_id":"situated-literacies-david-barton-9780415206716","title":"Situated Literacies: Theorising Reading and Writing in Context","description":"\u003cem\u003eSituated Literacies\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich and varied collection of key writings from leading international scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a clear, accessible style, makes the link between literacies in specific contexts and broader social practices.\u003cbr\u003eDetailed ethnographic studies of a wide variety of specific situations, all involving real texts and lived practices, are balanced with general claims about the nature of literacy. Contributors address a coherent set of issues: \u003cbr\u003e* the visual and material aspects of literacy\u003cbr\u003e* concepts of time and space in relation to literacy\u003cbr\u003e* the functions of literacies in shaping and sustaining identities in communities of practice\u003cbr\u003e* the relationship between texts and the practices associated with their use\u003cbr\u003ethe role of discourse analysis on literacy studies\u003cbr\u003eThese studies, along with a foreword by Denny Taylor, make a timely and important contribution to literacy theory and suggest directions for the further development of the field. \u003cem\u003eSituated Literacies\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone involved in literary education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Barton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415206715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415206716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.14w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 138","brand":"David Barton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119672357119,"sku":"9780415206716","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0083ce0c-531e-42fa-b729-dadba749a00f.jpg?v=1687410382","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/situated-literacies-david-barton-9780415206716","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}