Genders, Cultures and Literacies
Subtitle
Understanding Intersecting Identities
Edited by Barbara J. Guzzetti
This book presents succinct original research and research reviews by leading scholars focusing on how and why diverse people represent their gender and racial identities through their literacy practices. These studies were conducted in classrooms and school settings; agency and community settings; and in spaces and places beyond schools and institutions. The chapter authors describe how racial and gender identities and their expressions interplay and influence literacy development and practice.Both offline and online literacies are explored in these studies with implications for literacy education and cross-disciplinary fields.
Bio
Barbara J. Guzzetti is a professor in ASU's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, humanities, arts and cultural studies, English department; is affiliated faculty in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and women's and gender studies; and is associate faculty in ASU's Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology.
Praise for this book
Anyone who reads this book will come away with a feeling that the kind of change in schooling that the authors advocate is both desirable and possible. You will be well-advised to keep this book nearby for ready reference ... I predict that you’ll place this book alongside those educational readings that you value; you will draw on it regularly for implementation, insight, and inspiration.
Patricia Edwards University Professor, Michigan State University
