Description: Grassroots Literacy: Writing, Identity and Voice in Central Africa (Literacies) [Paperback] Blommaert, Jan Product Overview What effect has globalization had on our understanding of literacy? Grassroots Literacy seeks to address the relationship between globalization and the widening gap between ‘grassroots’ literacies, or writings from ordinary people and local communities, and ‘elite’ literacies.Displaced from their original context to elite literacy environments in the form of letters, police declarations and pieces of creative writing, ‘grassroots’ literacies are unsurprisingly easily disqualified, either as ‘bad’ forms of literacy, or as messages that fail to be understood. Through close analysis of two unique, handwritten documents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan Blommaert considers how ‘grassroots’ literacy in the Third World develops outside the literacy-saturated environments of the developed world. In examining these documents produced by socially and economically marginalized writers Blommaert demonstrates how literacy environments should be understood as relatively autonomous systems.Grassroots Literacy will be key reading for students of language and literacy studies as well as an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in understanding the implications of globalization on local literacy practices. Read more Details Publisher : Routledge (July 27, 2008) Language : English Paperback : 240 pages ISBN-10 : 0415426308 ISBN-13 : 05 Item Weight : 13.6 ounces Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.55 x 9.21 inches Best Sellers Rank: #5,013,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #4,033 in Linguistics (Books) #6,221 in Adult & Continuing Education (Books) #12,191 in Linguistics Reference #4,033 in Linguistics (Books) #6,221 in Adult & Continuing Education (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0415426308
ISBN10: 0415426308
ISBN13: 9780415426305
EAN: 9780415426305
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Brand: Routledge
GTIN: 09780415426305
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Grassroots Literacy : Writing, Identity and Voice in Central Africa
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Adult & Continuing Education, Africa / General, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, General, Literacy, Linguistics / General
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines, Education, History
Author: Jan Blommaert
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Literacies Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
