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Literacy and Literacies: Texts, Power, and Identity - Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Collins, James (State University of New York, Albany)
Literacy and Literacies: Texts, Power, and Identity - Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Collins, James (State University of New York, Albany)
Literacy and Literacies is an engaging account of literacy and its relation to power. The book develops a synthesis of literacy studies, moving beyond received categories, and exploring the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literacies.
240 pages, 3 figures
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | June 9, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780521593564 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 240 |
Dimensions | 158 × 237 × 21 mm · 521 g |