Harlem on Our Minds: Place, Race, and the Literacies of Urban Youth

by Valerie Kinloch

Book Overview

In her new book, Valerie Kinloch investigates how the lives and literacies of youth in New York City's historic Harlem are affected by public attempts to gentrify the community. Kinloch draws connections between race, place, and students' literate identities through interviews with youth, teachers, longtime Black residents, and their new White neighbors. Harlem on Our Minds is a participatory action narrative that brings emerging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807750239
• ISBN13: 9780807750230
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"