Literacies that Move and Matter

Expanding the definition and use of literacies beyond verbal and written communication, this book examines contemporary literacies through action-focused analysis of bodies, places, and media. Nexus analysis examines how people enact and mobilize meanings that are largely unspoken.

Auteur

Karen Wohlwend is Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education at Indiana University, USA.

Contenu

Chapter 1. Getting Coffee and Getting Started: Exploring Sites of Engagement

Chapter 2. Recognizing Literacies in Action: Learning to See Nexus

Chapter 3. Chasing Action Around a Playground: Finding What Matters in a Nexus

Chapter 4. Reading Activity: Locating Literacy Nexus

Chapter 5. Making Space: Analyzing Interaction as Multimodal

Chapter 6. Fashioning Selves: Analyzing Belonging as Embodied

Chapter 7. Storying Artifacts: Analyzing Meanings as Emplaced

Chapter 8. Improvising and Imagining Otherwise: Reimagining Nexus

Chapter 9. Keeping it Messy: Reassembling Nexus

Appendix A. Research Studies Mapped to Chapters, Methods, and Publications

Appendix B. Glossary of Key Terms