Situated Literacies: Theorising Reading and Writing in Context [Paperback]

David Barton (Editor), Mary Hamilton (Editor), Roz Ivanic (Editor)

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (Dec 2 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415206715
ISBN-13: 978-0415206716
Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.5 x 0.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 399 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #588,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'This is an up-to-date collection of research-based articles on the social, communicative activities of reading and writing, edited by three of the people who have put Lancaster University on the international map as a centre for original and interesting literacy research ... and the overall flavour of the book is of a collection which is genuinely based on a shared conception of the topic of research and the theoretical concepts which are used for making sense of it.' - Neil Mercer, British Educational Research Journal

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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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In this chapter we provide a framework in terms of a theory of literacy. Read the first page

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