Literacy and Globalization

Reading and Writing in Times of Social and Cultural Change

By:

Uta Papen

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Hardback

Series:

Routledge Research in Literacy

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Using literacy practices in the newly independent post-apartheid Namibia as a lens through which to examine the effects of globalisation, this broad case study looks at issues surrounding tourism, state control and the new forces of consumerism. By placing literacy at the centre of an investigation into social and cultural change as experienced by individuals, Papen shows that in times of change, reading and writing are always implicated in structures of power and inequality. The book considers language practices that can exclude some members of Namibian society and also looks at the strategies used by local people to accommodate and even embrace the onward march of global English and the influx of foreign visitors, practices and modes of commerce and interaction.

Author Biography:

Lancaster University, UK

Release date NZ

September 28th, 2006

Author

Uta Papen

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

1 Tables, black and white; 15 Halftones, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

224

Series

Routledge Research in Literacy

Dimensions

156x234x18

ISBN-13

9780415365048

Product ID

5247951

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