| Title | : | The Politics of Writing |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Romy Clark & Roz Ivanic |
| Release | : | 2013-01-11 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Language Arts & Disciplines, Books, Professional & Technical, Education, Reference, Words & Language |
| Size | : | 3751218 |
| Writing matters: it plays a key role in the circulation of ideas in society and has a direct impact on the development of democracy. But only a few get to do the kind of writing that most influence this development. The Politics of Writing examines writing as a social practice. The authors draw on critical linguistics, cultural studies and literacy studies, as they explore and analyse: * the social context in which writing is embedded * the processes and practices of writing * the purposes of writing * the reader-writer relationship * issues of writer identity. They challenge current notions of 'correctness' and argue for a more democratic pedagogy as part of the answer to the inequitable distribution of the right to write. |
