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Literacies of Power: What Americans Are Not Allowed to Know With New Commentary by Shirley Steinberg, Joe Kincheloe, and Peter McLaren

Literacies of Power: What Americans Are Not Allowed to Know With New Commentary by Shirley Steinberg, Joe Kincheloe, and Peter McLaren - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Donaldo MacedoPublish date:2006-01-24Pages:271
Language:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9780813343389ISBN-10:813343380UPC:9780813343389Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsSize:8.96 x 6.06 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCBKX48XJT

Literacies of Power: What Americans Are Not Allowed to Know With New Commentary by Shirley Steinberg, Joe Kincheloe, and Peter McLaren

Literacies of Power illustrates the many ways American schools, media, and other social institutions perpetuate ignorance. In this new, expanded edition, Donaldo Macedo shows why so-called common culture literacy is a form of dominant cultural reproduction that undermines independent thought and goes against the best interests of our students. Offering a wide-ranging counterargument, Macedo shows...
Language:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9780813343389ISBN-10:813343380UPC:9780813343389Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsSize:8.96 x 6.06 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCBKX48XJT
Donaldo Macedo is Professor of English and Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is a leading authority in language studies and has published extensively in the areas of Creole languages, critical literacy, biligualism, and multiculturalism. His publications include Literacy: Reading the Word and the Word (with Paulo Freire, 1987),...
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