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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971163403321

Autore

Baker-Bell April

Titolo

Linguistic Justice : Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020

©2020

ISBN

9781315147383

1315147386

9781351376709

1351376705

9781138551015

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 pages)

Collana

NCTE-Routledge Research Series

Disciplina

427.97308996073

Soggetti

African American youth-Language

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Series Editors' Foreword -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. "Black Language Is Good on Any MLK Boulevard" -- 2. "What's Anti-Blackness Got To Do Wit It?" -- 3. "Killing Them Softly" -- 4. "Scoff No More" -- 5. "Black Linguistic Consciousness" -- 6. "THUG LIFE": Bonus Chapter: Five Years After Leadership Academy -- Language in Your Everyday Life -- Language, Identity, Power, and Culture Activity -- Janel's Second Drawing -- THUG Dialogue Questions -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a research-based approach to teaching that supports the healthy linguistic, racial, and cultural identity of African American youth, Baker-Bell demonstrates how the U.S. education system has historically positioned African American youth as linguistically deficient.