Topic: Power and Politics in Children’s Language and Literacy Practices
Instructor: Dr. Meghan Corella
Credits: 3
Overview:
In this course, we will examine how children negotiate relations of power and the politics of age/maturity, race, gender, sexuality, and class (among other discourses) through their language and literacy practices across a variety of social settings and societies. Theoretical perspectives will include sociocultural linguistics, critical race theories, feminism, and queer theory. The primary emphasis will be on qualitative work.