Routledge Research in Literacy

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1. Popular Culture and Representations of Literacy

   By Bronwyn Williams, Amy Zenger

   Series: Routledge Research in Literacy

   Movies are filled with scenes of people of all ages, sexes, races, and social classes reading and writing in widely varied contexts and purposes. Yet these scenes go largely unnoticed, despite the fact that these images recreate and reinforce pervasive concepts and perceptions of literacy. This...

   Published April 15th 2007 by Routledge
2. Literacy and Globalization

   Reading and Writing in Times of Social and Cultural Change

   By Uta Papen

   Series: Routledge Research in Literacy

   Using literacy practices in the newly independent post-apartheid Namibia as a lens through which to examine the effects of globalisation, this broad case study looks at issues surrounding tourism, state control and the new forces of consumerism. By placing literacy at the centre of an investigation...

   Published September 27th 2006 by Routledge
3. Women, Literacy and Development

   Edited by Anna Robinson-Pant

   Series: Routledge Research in Literacy

   Women's literacy is often assumed to be the key to promoting better health, family planning and nutrition in the developing world. This has dominated much development research and has led to women's literacy being promoted by governments and aid agencies as the key to improving the lives of poor...

   Published August 11th 2004 by Routledge