Re-theorizing Literacy Practices: Complex Social and Cultural Contexts - Paperback

by David Bloome (Editor), Maria Lucia Castanheira (Editor), Constant Leung (Editor)

Breaking new intellectual and theoretical ground, leading literacy scholars to re-examine how educational and sociocultural contexts frame and define literacy events and practices. Drawing from Brian V. Street's work, this volume offers insights into fractures, tensions, and developments in literacy for scholars, students, and researchers.

Author Biography

David Bloome is EHE Distinguished Professor of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University, USA.

Maria Lucia Castanheira is Professor of Education at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Constant Leung is Professor of Educational Linguistics at King's College London, UK.

Jennifer Rowsell is Professor and Canada Research Chair and directs the Centre for Multiliteracies in the Faculty of Education, Brock University, Canada.