Title: Rural literacies /
Authors: Donehower, Kim.; Hogg, Charlotte, 1970-; Schell, Eileen E.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: English language Rhetoric Study and teaching (Higher) United States.; Academic writing Study and teaching (Higher) United States.; Rural population Education United States.; Country life United States
Abstract: Rural Literacies identifies the problems inherent in trying to understand rural literacy, addresses the lack of substantive research on literacy in rural areas, and reviews traditional misrepresentations of rural literacy. This innovative volume frames debates over literacy in relation to larger social, political, and economic forces, such as the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on rural schools and the effects of out-migration, globalization, and the loss of small family farms on rural communities. Drawing upon traditional literacy and composition research and employing theory from education and sociology, the text engages compositionists in broader conversations regarding rural literacies. The authors share strategies that will help compositionists participate in pedagogies that are rooted in a richer understanding of rural literacies and work toward sustainability for all communities in a globalized age.
Contents: Constructing rural literacies : moving beyond the rhetorics of lack, lag, and the rosy past / Kim Donehower, Charlotte Hogg and Eileen E. Schell -- Rhetorics and realities : the history and effects of stereotypes about rural literacies / Kim Donehower -- The rhetorics of the farm crisis : toward alternative agrarian literacies in a globalized world / Eileen E. Schell -- Beyond agrarianism : toward a critical pedagogy of place / Charlotte Hogg -- Toward a sustainable citizenship and pedagogy / Kim Donehower, Charlotte Hogg and Eileen E. Schell -- Appendix: Selected bibliography on rural issues and rural literacies.