{"product_id":"9780791412305","title":"Critical Literacy : Politics, Praxis, and the Postmodern","description":"\u003cp\u003eA provocative collection that redefines literacy as a political and transformative practice, challenging readers to see reading and writing as tools for questioning power and advancing social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be literate in a world shaped by power, culture, and contestation? Critical Literacy brings together some of the most influential voices in literacy studies to confront this urgent question head-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Colin Lankshear and Peter L. McLaren, Critical Literacy reimagines literacy not as a neutral skill, but as a deeply political practice—one that can either reproduce systems of domination or become a powerful tool for liberation. Bridging theory and practice, the contributors explore how literacy operates across diverse contexts: from classrooms and communities to media, gender, culture, and revolutionary movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging with postmodern perspectives and critical pedagogy, the essays challenge readers to interrogate taken-for-granted assumptions about knowledge, language, and democracy. From ethnographic insights and feminist critiques to analyses of media and popular education, this collection opens new pathways for understanding literacy as a site of struggle and possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProvocative, timely, and transformative, this book invites educators, researchers, and activists alike to rethink literacy as a dynamic force in shaping more just and democratic futures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383127760975,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":1398.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/en\/products\/9780791412305","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}