Situated literacies : reading and writing in context

Abstract

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.

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Dávid Barton, Mary Hamilton, Roz Ivanič (2000). Situated literacies : reading and writing in context.

@article{dvid2000situated,
  title  = {Situated literacies : reading and writing in context},
  author = {Barton, Dávid and Hamilton, Mary and Ivanič, Roz},
  year   = {2000}
}

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