| Harlem on Our Minds: Place, Race, and the Literacies of Urban Youth Contributor(s): Kinloch, Valerie (Author), Genishi, Celia (Editor), Alvermann, Donna E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807750239 ISBN-13: 9780807750230 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 Annotation: Ginwright examines the role of community based organizations (CBOs) in the lives and development of black urban youth. The author argues that these organizations have the potential to provide a powerful influence in "how young people choose to participate in schooling and civic life." Ginwright bases his observations on a five-year study of a CBO he created in Oakland, California. The book shows readers that the lives of poor, black, urban youth are not quite as determined by locale and income as more deterministic readings have argued, and that there is real hope for positive change in these urban communities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics |
| Dewey: 302.224 |
| LCCN: 2009031105 |
| Series: Language and Literacy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 theories of social ecology to life for the high school English classroom. Vividly drawn lessons show how teachers can engage urban youth in school-based literacy by linking canonical text, particularly of the Harlem Renaissance, to current events. Centered on the literacy stories of two African American youth and their peers, this book:
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