The Handbook of Critical Literacies - 9780367902599

Name: The Handbook of Critical Literacies - 9780367902599
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Handbook of Critical LiteraciesAuthor(s): Jessica Zacher Pandya, Ral Alberto Mora, Jennifer Helen Alford, Noah Asher Golden, Roberto Santiago de Roock\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367902599, 978-0367902599\nSynopsis\nThe Handbook of Critical Literacies aims to answer the timely question: what are the social responsibilities of critical literacy academics, researchers, and teachers in todays world? Critical literacies are classically understood as ways to interrogate texts and contexts to address injustices and they are an essential literacy practice. Organized into thematic and regional sections, this handbook provides substantive definitions of critical literacies across fields and geographies, surveys of critical literacy work in over 23 countries and regions, and overviews of research, practice, and conceptual connections to established and emerging theoretical frameworks. The chapters on global criti.