Urban literacies : critical perspectives on language, learning, and community / edited by Valerie Kinloch ; foreword by Arnetha F. Ball and Carol D. Lee ; afterword by JoBeth Allen.

Other author Kinloch, Valerie, 1974-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxii, 220 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesLanguage and literacy series
Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.) ^A258785
Contents Foreword / Arnetha F. Ball and Carol D. Lee -- On critical urban education: an introduction / Valerie Kinloch -- Pt. I. In consideration of family and community literacies / Juan C. Guerra -- Aprendiendo de sus comunidades/Learning from their communities: bilingual teachers researching urban Latino neighborhoods / Lucila D. Ek ... [et al.] -- A different world: black bookstores as literary counterpublics / Marc Lamont Hill -- Identity construction in the borderlands: the Acosta family / Carmen M. Martínez-Roldán and Guillermo Malavé -- Double reading: young black scholars responding to whiteness in a community literacy program / Stephanie Power Carter and Kafi D. Kumasi -- The buzz on teaching and community / Anne Haas Dyson and Celia Genishi -- A different kind of teaching: culture circles as professional development for freedom / Mariana Souto-Manning -- (Re)Framing teaching in urban classrooms: a poststructural (re)reading of critical literacy as curricular and pedagogical practice / Marcelle M. Haddix and Mary Alexandra Rojas -- Down for the ride but not for the die: theatre as language for incarcerated girls / Maisha T. Winn -- Pt. III. Studies on popular culture and forms of multimodality / Colleen Fairbanks and Detra Price-Dennis -- Writing as a site of struggle: popular culture, empowerment, and politics of (in)visibility / Korina Jocson and Jamal Cooks -- Is it bigger than hip-hop? Examining the problems and potential of hip-hop in the curriculum / Jung Kim -- "The consciousness of the verbal artist": understanding vernacular literacies in digital and embodied spaces / Django Paris and David E. Kirkland -- Conclusion: Reflections and insights on urban education / Valerie Kinloch, Sonia Nieto, and Peter Smagorinsky -- Afterword: What if... / JoBeth Allen.
Local noteLittle-357087--3051310597663
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010054360
ISBN9780807751824 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807751820 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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ISBN0807751901 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LC5131 .U696 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold