Negotiating a perilous empowerment : Appalachian women's literacies / Erica Abrams Locklear.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Locklear, Erica Abrams.

Series:

Ohio University Press series in race, ethnicity, and gender in Appalachia.

Series in race, ethnicity, and gender in Appalachia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Appalachian Region--History and criticism.

American literature.

Literacy in literature.

Women--Appalachian Region.

Women.

Sex role in literature.

Women in literature.

Appalachian Region--In literature.

Appalachian Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In many parts of Appalachia, family ties run deep, constituting an important part of an individual's sense of self. In some cases, when Appalachian learners seek new forms of knowledge, those family ties can be challenged by the accusation that they have gotten above their raisings, a charge that can have a lasting impact on family and community acceptance. Those who advocate literacy sometimes ignore an important fact - although empowering, newly acquired literacies can create identity conflicts for learners, especially Appalachian women. In Negotiating a Perilous Empowerment, Erica Abrams L

Contents:

Appalachia on our pages: situating Appalachian literacy and literary analysis

Shaping biscuit dough and rolling out steel: responding to literacy commodification in The dollmaker

Narrating socialization: Linda Scott Derosier's memoirs

"Overcoming" backgrounds: competing discourses in The unquiet earth

Invasion of the mountain teachers: literacy campaigns and conflicts in Lee Smith's work.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821443781

082144378X

OCLC:

885122988