Redefining the Literate Self: The Politics of Critical Affirmation.

Lu, Min-Zhan

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Publication Date: 1999

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Redefining the Literate Self: The Politics of Critical Affirmation.

Lu, Min-Zhan

College Composition and Communication, v51 n2 p172-94 Dec 1999

Outlines four goals of the ideal literate self and describes them as an active response to various abuses of the "political potential of the personal." Recognizes that literacy is a trope and poses a literate self in the interest of social justice. Discusses four abuses and three examples regarding the politics of critical affirmation. (SC)

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Definitions, Literacy, Politics of Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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