Cultural Practices of Literacy: Case Studies of Language, Literacy, Social Practice, and Power
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 Complicating the Complex -- Language, Literacy, and Hegemony -- 2 Appropriation and Resistance in the (English) Literacy Practices of Puerto Rican Farmers -- 3 Language and Literacy Issues in Botswana -- The Immigrant Experience: Languages, Literacies, and Identities -- 4 Sharing Stories, Linking Lives: Literacy Practices Among Sudanese Refugees -- 5 Multiple Border Crossings: Literacy Practices of Chinese American Bilingual Families -- 6 Literacy Practices in a Foreign Language: Two Cuban Immigrants -- Literacies in and out of School and on the Borders -- 7 Breadth and Depth, Imports and Exports: Transactions Between the In- and Out-of-School Literacy Practices of an "At Risk" Youth -- 8 Literacy and Choice: Urban Elementary Students' Perceptions of Links Between Home, School, and Community Literacy Practices -- 9 "You Have to be Bad or Dumb to Get in Here": Reconsidering the In-School and Out-of-School Literacy Practices of At-Risk Adolescents -- 10 School and Home: Contexts for Conflict and Agency -- New Pedagogies for New Literacies -- 11 Digital Literac(ies), Digital Discourses, and Communities of Practice: Literacy Practices in Virtual Environments -- 12 Comprehending Complexity -- Appendix A: Cultural Practices of Literacy Study: Semistructured Literacy Practices Interview -- Appendix B: Demographic Information -- Author Index -- Subject Index.