Reclaiming Powerful Literacies: New Horizons for Critical Discourse Analysis (Expanding Literacies in Education)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138635936 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rebecca Rogers is Professor of Education at University of MissouriSt. Louis, USA.
Encouraging readers to reconsider their understanding of concepts such as power, action, context, critique, and reflexivity, this book illustrates the potential of theorizing discourse analysis from a positive orientation.. Offering a unique, reflexive framework for Critical Discourse Analysis focused on discourses of hope, transformation, and liberation, this book showcases a variety of powerful literacies in action. Drawing from original research in a range of public, educational spaces across the lifespanfrom Kindergartners studying social justice movements, to sixth graders designing a social justice museum exhibit focused on the environment and sustainability, to teacher education students practicing racial literacy in response to the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MissouriRogers makes the case that critical social theories often associated with Critical Discourse Analysis have not kept pace with a recent shif
"Rebecca Rogers' book takes the field of literacy studies into new ground. Richly theorized and beautifully illustrated through compelling examples of situated practice, it demonstrates how teachers might enable powerful literacies whereby students and teachers can work together to learn about social justice and take action." --Barbara Comber, Research Professor of Education, University of South Australia