"The authors present a new account of literacy & its relation to power. They discuss the role of literacies in the formation of class, gender, & ethnic identity & challenge received assumptions about literacy, intellectual development & social progress."
"Developing a new synthesis of literacy studies, this book explores the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literacies. The authors present a critical discussion of particular cases and discuss the role of literacies in the formation of class, gender and ethnic identity."
"Literacy and Literacies is a new and engaging account of literacy and its relation to power. The book develops a new synthesis of literacy studies, moving beyond received categories, and exploring the domain of power through questions of colonialism, modern state formation, educational systems and official versus popular literacies."@en