The Powers of Literacy (RLE Edu I)

Bill Cope

ISBN 10: 0415694272 / ISBN 13: 9780415694278

Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB, 2011

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Literacy remains a contentious and polarized educational, media and political issue. What has emerged from the continuing debate is a recognition that literacy in education is allied closely with matters of language and culture, ideology and discourse, knowledge and power. Drawing perspectives variously from critical social theory and cultural studies, poststructuralism and feminisms, sociolinguistics and the ethnography of communication, social history and comparative education, the contributors begin a critical interrogation of taken-for-granted assumptions which have guided educational policy, research and practice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Powers of Literacy (RLE Edu I)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415694272
• ISBN 13: 9780415694278
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 720 grams

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Synopsis

Literacy remains a contentious and polarized educational, media and political issue. What has emerged from the continuing debate is a recognition that literacy in education is allied closely with matters of language and culture, ideology and discourse, knowledge and power. Drawing perspectives variously from critical social theory and cultural studies, poststructuralism and feminisms, sociolinguistics and the ethnography of communication, social history and comparative education, the contributors begin a critical interrogation of taken-for-granted assumptions which have guided educational policy, research and practice.

About the Author

Cope, Bill; Kalantzis, Mary