{"product_id":"critical-literacy-politics-praxis-and-the-postmodern-teacher-empowerment-sch-dis-9780791412305","title":"Critical Literacy: Politics, Praxis, and the Postmodern (Teacher Empowerment Sch (Dis))","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritical Literacy: Politics, Praxis, and the Postmodern (Teacher Empowerment Sch (Dis))\u003c\/strong\u003e by Lankshear, Colin. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780791412305.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.\n\nWhat 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.\n\nEdited 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.\n\nEngaging 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.\n\nProvocative, 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44981432614965,"sku":"ByrdShop_079141230X","price":30.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780791412305_77453ce3-88e6-4de3-b08a-3bdce5b664c1.jpg?v=1778727545","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/critical-literacy-politics-praxis-and-the-postmodern-teacher-empowerment-sch-dis-9780791412305","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}