Affect in Literacy Learning and Teaching: Pedagogies, Politics and Coming to Know

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· Routledge
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About this ebook

In this cutting-edge volume, scholars from around the world connect affect theory to the field of literacy studies and unpack the role and influence of this emerging area of scholarship on literacy education. Offering an introduction to affect theory and scholarship as it relates to literacy studies, contributors discuss the role of humanizing and dehumanizing influences on schooling and examine the emotional and affective dimensions at individual and communal levels. Arguing that an affective turn requires a radical rethinking of the nature of literacy, these chapters address the impact and import of emotion and affect on reading, writing and calling to action. Grounded in trailblazing research, the contributors push the boundaries of academic writing and model how theoretically-driven writing about affect must itself be moving and expressive.

About the author

Kevin M. Leander is Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University, USA.

Christian Ehret is Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University, Canada.

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