Grassroots Literacy by Jan Blommaert

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What effect has globalization had on our understanding of literacy? Grassroots Literacy seeks to address the relationship between globalization and the widening gap between ‘grassroots’ literacies, or writings from ordinary people and local communities, and ‘elite’ literacies.

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Grassroots Literacy by Jan Blommaert

What effect has globalization had on our understanding of literacy? Grassroots Literacy seeks to address the relationship between globalization and the widening gap between 'grassroots' literacies, or writings from ordinary people and local communities, and 'elite' literacies.
Jan Blommaert is Distinguished Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, as well as Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at Tilburg University. His publications include Debating Diversity (co-author, Routledge, 1998), Language Ideological Debates (editor, 1999) and Discourse: A Critical Introduction (author, 2005).
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ISBN 13 9780415426305
ISBN 10 0415426308
Title Grassroots Literacy
Author Jan Blommaert
Series Literacies
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2008-06-02
Number of pages 240
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