Beschreibung:
Local Literacies is a unique detailed study of the role of reading and writing in people's everyday lives. This reissue includes a completely new framing chapter which provides updates on the data and makes links to contemporary themes, in particular the connections between local and global activities, interfaces with institutional literacies, and the growing significance of digital literacies in everyday life.
Foreword by David Bloome. Preface. Part I 1. Understanding Literacy as Social Practice 2. Locating Literacies in Time and Space: (1) A history of literacy in Lancaster 3. Locating Literacies in Time and Space: (2) Lancaster Today 4. Ethnography in Practice Part II 5. How They Have Fared in Education: Harry's Literacy Practices 6. Getting Things Done in the Community: Shirley's Literacy Practices 7. Living a Local Life: June's Literacy Practices 8. Leisure and Pleasure: Cliff's Literacy Practices Part III 9. Everyday Literacies: (1) The Range of Practices 10. Everyday Literacies: (2)the Patterning of Practices 11. Home, Learning and Education 12. The Web of Literacies in Local Organisations 13. Becoming Expert: Literacy and Sense-making 14. Vernacular Literacies 15. Afterword