Above the Well: An Antiracist Literacy Argument from a Boy of Color

by Asao B. Inoue

Above the Well explores race, language and literacy education through a combination of scholarship, personal history, and even a bit of fiction. Inoue comes to terms with his own languaging practices in his upbring and schooling, while also arguing that there are racist aspects to English language standards promoted in schools and civic life. His discussion includes the ways students and everyone in society are judged by and through tacit racialized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646422244
• ISBN13: 9781646422241
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Wac Clearinghouse
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"