Circulating literacy : writing instruction in American periodicals, 1880-1910 / Alicia Brazeau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brazeau, Alicia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American periodicals--History.

American periodicals.

History.

Women's periodicals, American--History.

Women's periodicals, American.

Periodicals in education--United States--History.

Periodicals in education.

Authorship--Study and teaching--United States--History.

Authorship.

Literacy--United States--History.

Literacy.

Women--Education--United States--History.

Women.

Self-culture--United States--History.

Self-culture.

Books and reading--United States--History.

Books and reading.

Authorship--Study and teaching.

Women--Education.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 198 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Writing instruction in American periodicals, 1880-1910

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Literacy histories, even those seeking to incorporate greater diversity in race and gender, have tended to focus on academic institutions. "Circulating Literacy" speaks to, and connects, the topics of rural studies, gender, literacy sponsorship and identity, and professionalization, arguing for value in the study of periodicals as education tools"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : literacy by subscription

Literacy identities : defining magazine writers

Buying and selling literacy : the Ladies' home journal

Joining the club : clubwomen, magazine readers, and scholars

Special invitation to write : magazine readers as contributors

Conclusion : subscribing to a professional writing community.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780809335442

0809335441

OCLC:

944087061