Re-theorizing Literacy Practices: Complex Social and Cultural Contexts

by Maria Lucia Castanheira and Constant Leung

Book Overview

Moving beyond current theories on literacy practices, this edited collection sheds new light on the complexities inherent to the social, cultural, and ideological contexts in which literacy practices are realized. Building on Brian V. Street's scholarship, contributors discuss literacy as intrinsically social and ideological, and examine how the theorizing of literacy practices has evolved in recognition of the diverse contexts in which written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815368631
• ISBN13: 9780815368632
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"