Gender, Culture and Literacy

Catalog description

Explores the interactions and influences of gender and culture on literacy development and practice. Literacy is defined broadly as including the new literacies (e.g., blogs, wikis, zines or self publications) and multiliteracies (e.g., communication through oral, lyrical, visual, digital or written texts) within a broad view of what counts as text. Addresses varying feminist theories and perspectives on masculinities and gender in relation to literacy in home, school, community and work place settings. Participants explore their own written, digital and oral language practices through readings, videos, Web sites, Blackboard discussions, self-reflections, thought papers and action research essays.