1st Edition
Pluriversal Literacies for Sustainable Futures When Words Are Not Enough
By Mia Perry
Copyright 2024
168 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
168 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
168 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book presents a new vision of literacy that frames meaning-making and communication in relation to individual, collective, and ecological needs. Building on the concept of the pluriversal, Perry explores how literacy education can support multiple ways of being and becoming. In so doing, Perry rejects limiting and skills-focused definitions of literacy and instead embraces a more profound... Read more
CONTENTS
Part I: Literacies and the Pluriverse: Stories and Principles
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Pluriverse: Navigating a common world with very little in common
Chapter 3 Scales and politics of literacies education
Chapter 4 Literacy: What it is and what it does
Chapter 5 "Literacy" translated
Part II: Literacies Practices and Pedagogies
Chapter 6 Literacy of print
Chapter 7 Literacy of faith
Chapter 8 Literacies of land and water
Chapter 9 Literacy of the body
Chapter 10 Literacy of matter
Chapter 11 Enacting pluriversal literacies: A framework for practice
Biography
Mia Perry is a Professor of Arts and Literacies in Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
