Millions of descendants of the former colonized and enslaved peoples around the world are now classified as poor readers, bad writers, and slow learners. Are they illiterate or silenced people? Are they global citizens or global outcasts? Drawing from case studies of flesh and blood individuals in Mexico and the U.S., this book questions the colonizing images of the illiterate , and explores the ways in which the long social history of conquest and colonization, plunder and globalization, is inscribed in the personal histories of today's subjugated people. It argues that rather than limited literacy skills they face systematic lack of freedom to speak, act, and make decisions about their own lives. Literacy, thus, is understood as a key practice of voice and citizenship.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN-13
9781847692634
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96838389
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Economic Sociology
Author
Gregorio Hernandez-Zamora
Publication Name
Decolonizing Literacy: Mexican Lives in the Era of Global Capitalism
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Education, Transportation, History
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
148mm
Item Weight
447g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gregorio Hernandez-Zamora
Series Title
Critical Language and Literacy Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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