Literacy and power / Hilary Janks.
In this book--a landmark text that is both engaging and accessible--Hilary Janks addresses the following questions and many more:. Is literacy a skill or a social practice?. In what ways is literacy embodied?. Do texts have designs on us and what can we do about it?. How does language construct real...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
Routledge,
2010.
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| Series: | Language, culture, and teaching.
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| Summary: | In this book--a landmark text that is both engaging and accessible--Hilary Janks addresses the following questions and many more:. Is literacy a skill or a social practice?. In what ways is literacy embodied?. Do texts have designs on us and what can we do about it?. How does language construct reality?. What is "linguistic capital" and who has it?. Who gets access to new literacies and who is excluded?. How is literacy implicated in relations of power and questions of identity in our daily lives?. Janks shows how competing orientations to critical literacy education--domination (power) |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 245 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203869956 0203869958 9781135197841 1135197849 9781135197797 1135197792 9781135197834 1135197830 1282377507 9781282377509 9786612377501 661237750X |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |