Negotiating a Perilous Empowerment: Appalachian Women's Literacies

by Erica Abrams Locklear

Book Overview

In many parts of Appalachia, family ties run deep, constituting an important part of an individual's sense of self. In some cases, when Appalachian learners seek new forms of knowledge, those family ties can be challenged by the accusation that they have gotten above their raisings, a charge that can have a lasting impact on family and community acceptance. Those who advocate literacy sometimes ignore an important fact - although empowering, newly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821419668
• ISBN13: 9780821419663
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"