{"product_id":"9781441157683","title":"Mapping Multiple Literacies: An Introduction to Deleuzian Literacy Studies","description":"\u003cem\u003eMapping\u003cbr\u003eMultiple Literacies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebrings together the latest theory and research in the fields of literacy study\u003cbr\u003eand European philosophy, Multiple Literacies Theory (MLT) and the philosophical\u003cbr\u003ework of Gilles Deleuze. It frames the process of becoming literate as a fluid\u003cbr\u003eprocess involving multiple modes of presentation, and explains these processes\u003cbr\u003ein terms of making maps of our social lives and ways of doing things together.\u003cbr\u003eFor Deleuze, language acquisition is a social activityof which we are a part, but only one part\u003cbr\u003eamongst many others..\u003cbr\u003eMasny and Cole draw on Deleuze's thinking to expand the repertoires of literacy\u003cbr\u003eresearch and understanding. They outline how we can understand literacy as a\u003cbr\u003esocial activity and map the ways in which becoming literate may take hold and\u003cbr\u003etransform communities. The chapters in this book weave together theory, data\u003cbr\u003eand practice to open up a creative new area of literacy studies and to provoke\u003cbr\u003evigorous debate about the sociology of literacy.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125008908528,"sku":"9781441157683","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441157683_p0.jpg?v=1763790033","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441157683","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}