1st Edition
Literacies of Power What Americans Are Not Allowed to Know With New Commentary by Shirley Steinberg, Joe Kincheloe, and Peter McLaren
By Donaldo Macedo
Copyright 2006
271 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Foreword -- Foreword to the Expanded Edition -- Induction: The Power of “the Personal” -- Introduction -- Literacy for Stupidification: The Pedagogy of Big Lies -- Our Common Culture: A Poisonous Pedagogy -- Our Uncommon Culture: The Politics of Race, Class, Gender, and Language -- English Only: The Tongue-Tying of America -- Educational Reform: Literacy and Poverty Pimps -- Charitable Racism: Imposing Democracy Undemocratically -- Afterword: That Which Was True Yesterday Is Even More True Today
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Macedo, Donaldo
