Reading Wide Awake: Politics, Pedagogies, and Possibilities

by Patrick Shannon

In his new book, popular author Patrick Shannon examines reading as agency--why reading critically is essential to civic engagement and a healthy democracy. We follow the author on a journey of self discovery as he practices "wide-awake reading" with a variety of everyday texts, from radio programs to legal documents to more traditional books and magazines. Shannon demonstrates how we can and must engage in close reading of the world around us...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807752428
• ISBN13: 9780807752425
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"