Misperspectives on Literacy: A Critique of an Anglocentric Bias in Histories of American Literacy.

Candelaria-Greene, Jamie

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ERIC Number: EJ483245

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Publication Date: 1994

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Misperspectives on Literacy: A Critique of an Anglocentric Bias in Histories of American Literacy.

Candelaria-Greene, Jamie

Written Communication, v11 n2 p251-69 Apr 1994

Argues that historians of literacy have not taken into account America's Hispanic literacy legacy. Illustrates the depth and breadth of Hispanic contributions to American literacy. Contrasts images of "literacy deficient" Hispanic Americans with the rich legacy that their forebears brought to early America. (HB)

Descriptors: Educational History, English Instruction, Higher Education, Hispanic American Culture, Literacy, Rhetorical Criticism

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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