Reclaiming Powerful Literacies

Drawing from original research in a range of public, educational spaces, and showcasing a variety of powerful literacies in action, Rogers offers a unique, reflexive framework for Critical Discourse Analysis focused on positive discourses of hope, transformation, and liberation.

Rebecca Rogers is Professor of Education at University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA.

1. Powerful Literacy Practices and Critical Discourse Analysis 2. Learning about Workers' Rights: Critical Literacy in a Kindergarten Classroom 3. Agitating for Environmental Sustainability: 6th Graders Design a Museum Exhibit 4. Reading, Writing, and Responding to Racism with Ferguson: Racial Literacy in Action 5. Creating Space for Democracy and Public Contribution to School Governance: An Elected School Board's Use of CDA 6. Mobilizing Positively Oriented CDA to Transform Literacy Education: Reflections, Critiques, and New Directions