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Situated Literacies: Theorising Reading and Writing in Context
Contributor(s): Barton, David (Editor), Hamilton, Mary (Editor), Ivanic, Roz (Editor)
ISBN: 0415206715     ISBN-13: 9780415206716
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $56.04  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1999
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Annotation: i Situated Literacies /i is a rich and varied collection of key writings from leading international scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a clear accessible style, makes the link between literacies in specific contexts and broader practices. Among the issues discussed are: the visual and material aspects, concepts of time and space, how literacies shape and sustain identities in communities, the relationship between texts and their practices, and the role of discourse analysis. Together, these studies, along with a foreword by Denny Taylor, make a timely and important contribution to understanding the ways in which literary practices are part of the broader social processes.
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 302.224
LCCN: 99012658
Series: Literacies
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.25" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages
 
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Situated Literacies is a rich and varied collection of key writings from leading international scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a clear, accessible style, makes the link between literacies in specific contexts and broader social practices.
Detailed ethnographic studies of a wide variety of specific situations, all involving real texts and lived practices, are balanced with general claims about the nature of literacy. Contributors address a coherent set of issues:
* the visual and material aspects of literacy
* concepts of time and space in relation to literacy
* the functions of literacies in shaping and sustaining identities in communities of practice
* the relationship between texts and the practices associated with their use
the role of discourse analysis on literacy studies
These studies, along with a foreword by Denny Taylor, make a timely and important contribution to literacy theory and suggest directions for the further development of the field. Situated Literacies is essential reading for anyone involved in literary education.