Literacy and Globalization

Reading and Writing in Times of Social and Cultural Change

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
Cover of the book Literacy and Globalization by Uta Papen, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Uta Papen ISBN: 9781134217311
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 27, 2006
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Uta Papen
ISBN: 9781134217311
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 27, 2006
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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.

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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.

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