The Politics of Writing
List Price: $49.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-13483-5
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 06/05/1997
- Pages: 272
- Trim Size: 216X138
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About the Book
Writing matters: it plays a key role in the circulation of ideas in society and has a direct impact on the development of democracy. But only a few get to do the kind of writing that most influence this development.The Politics of Writing examines writing as a social practice. The authors draw on critical linguistics, cultural studies and literacy studies, as they explore and analyse:
* the social context in which writing is embedded
* the processes and practices of writing
* the purposes of writing
* the reader-writer relationship
* issues of writer identity.
They challenge current notions of 'correctness' and argue for a more democratic pedagogy as part of the answer to the inequitable distribution of the right to write.
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