Literacy and the Politics of Representation

by Mary Hamilton

Book Overview

Literacy is a key indicator for comparing individuals and nations in contemporary society. It is central to public debates about the nature of the public sphere, economic markets, citizenship and self-governance.

Literacy and the Politics of Representation aims to uncover the constructed nature of public understandings of literacy by examining detailed examples of how literacy is represented in a range of public contexts. It looks at the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415686156
• ISBN13: 9780415686150
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"