Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook

by Ellen Cushman (Editor), Eugene R. Kintgen (Editor), Barry M. Kroll (Editor)

This new collection of both landmark and current essays provides a comprehensive overview of the major themes and questions that shape literacy studies today. A Critical Sourcebook is an indispensable reference tool for anyone interested in the field of literacy studies and ideally suited for use in a wide range of upper-division and graduate classes.

Genres: Education, Essays, Grad School, Nonfiction

804 pages, Paperback

First published March 7, 2001

Reviews

[Chuck · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's a kick ass car chase scene at the end of Chapter 32. Great action sequence.

I'm lying my teeth out.

But if you want to understand the new literacy studies and what they're all about, the book is exactly what it purports to be, a sourcebook about liteacy.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok, so I admit that I learned a lot from reading this. But it seriously kicked my butt. It was hard to revert back to academic reading, particularly in an English graduate class. Let's face it, nothing in education classes is all that difficult.

It is a thorough collection of literacy studies and practices, and for that, I am grateful. And I read/skimmed it well enough to score an A- on my first paper! Woo hoo!

[Rhummanee Hang · Rating 3 out of 5]

I you study critical literacy, you should probably have this book on your shelf. There's a good amount of theoretical stuff in there that's great for a foundational understanding of critical literacy. With that being said, this book was hard to get through. The material is a little dense, but there's good information in here.

[melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read it all, as this is an anthology, but I've probably read about half of it now. It's extremely useful for getting a nice overview to be able to historically situate various discourses around literacy. The literacy ethnographies were most interesting to me.

[Crystal Belle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an exceptional anthology! I will always go back to it as I have been doing for the past 6 months...