I think that we use the word bilingual incorrectly. What we consider to be bilingual, I think should be biliterate….
While literacy is viewed by many as a neutral, autonomous skill or practice, WRD205: The History of Literacy explores the ways that literacy is in fact an ideological phenomenon—and has been since the invention of writing.
We will explore the technological, cultural, and political aspects of literacy from the earliest archeological record of writing to modern information technology and digital literacy.
We will examine practices and narratives surrounding literacy, learn how both physical media and social power constrain what information gets recorded and how, and question the implications of these constraints on the ways we define and engage literacy.
Blog Posts
Literacy is power. Being able to manipulate people with written words: including specific language devices, images, and colors has proven…
My brother is my inspiration for this post because he represents a generation that I fear will emerge and slowly…
I had n idea anyone paid such attention to detail, well to details of font, until I took this course….
If i have learned anything through the duration of this course it has been that literacy takes on many forms…
OH MY GOD BUT YOU CAN’T TELL ANYONE. Okay, so here’s the thing for some reason admitting that you read…
Handwriting neatness and clarity was a very big deal in my household. Before I could hold a pencil properly my…
Hey everyone, it’s Michael here, So as my last creative blog post of our WRD class, I thought that I’d…
Hey everyone, I was thinking a little bit more about one of the presentations that we had this past Monday….
Hey Everyone, Thanks for being so awesome and supportive during my final presentation on Monday. I really appreciate it, especially…
After reading Lyndsey’s post regarding the idea of Literacy and how it exists in different forms in differently-abled lives, I’ve…
I was thinking back to one of the presentations that we had last Wednesday (I can’t remember for the life…
Literacy (the big ‘L’ overarching concept acting as an umbrella for literacies (little ‘l’ subject/content driven understandings)) is and should…
Alright, so this is a generally un-formed and fresh thought, so bare with me. I was spending an evening this…
I feel like most of my posts are making the argument that while many people have many different literacies, the…