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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824191803321

Autore

Locklear Erica Abrams

Titolo

Negotiating a perilous empowerment [[electronic resource] ] : Appalachian women's literacies / / Erica Abrams Locklear

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-8214-4378-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Series in race, ethnicity, and gender in Appalachia

Disciplina

810.9/3522

Soggetti

American literature - Appalachian Region - History and criticism

Literacy in literature

Women - Appalachian Region

Sex role in literature

Women in literature

Appalachian Region In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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