The Graywolf annual five : multi-cultural literacy / edited by Rick Simonson and Scott Walker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simonson, Rick.

Walker, Scott.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--United States.

Literacy.

United States.

Culture.

Physical Description:

xv, 188 pages, 16 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Multi-cultural literacy.

Place of Publication:

Saint Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press, [1988]

Summary:

The issue of cultural literacy has been the subject of intense debate in the past two years. Several bestselling books about the deficiencies of our educational system as well as changes in basic curriculum at more than one major university have contributed to the fervor of this debate.

Fueling the national controversy is the question of what body of knowledge constitutes cultural literacy. While many argue for a return to a "back to basics" curriculum, equally energetic voices call for a revised curriculum, one which embraces both traditional western classics and the classics of non-European cultures, among them African, Asian, and Latin American.

This volume brings together thirteen essays which suggest the range of knowledge truly literate individuals need to possess. Essays by such writers as James Baldwin, Carlos Fuentes, Michelle Cliff, Paula Gunn Allen, Ishmael Reed, and Wendell Berry enlarge our perspective to include a variety of voices and heritages which contribute to the vibrant culture of the United States.

Also included is a beginning list of names, places, dates, and concepts which are part and parcel of a multi-cultural fabric.

Contents:

A Talk to Teachers / James Baldwin 3

Who is your Mother? Red Roots of White Feminism / Paula Gunn Allen 13

The Path of the Red and Black Ink / Gloria Anzaldua 29

People, Land, and Community / Wendell Berry 41

A Journey into Speech & IF I Could Write this in Fire, I would Write this in Fire / Michelle Cliff 57

How I Started to Write / Carlos Fuentes 83

In Defense of the Word / Eduardo Galeano 113

Documented/Undocumented / Guillermo Gomez-Pena 127

Strangers in the Village / David Mura 135

America: The Multinational Society / Ishmael Reed 155

Invisibility Blues / Michele Wallace 161

Report From El Dorado / Michael Ventura 173

The Beginnings of an Expanded List of Essential Names, Phrases, Dates, and Concepts / The Editors 190.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1555971148 :

OCLC:

78402121