Decolonizing Literacy - Mexican Lives in the Era of Global Capitalism

Drawing from case studies of marginalized individuals in Mexico and the U.S., this book explores the colonizing concept of illiteracy, as well as how the long social history of conquest and colonization, plunder and globalization, is inscribed in the personal histories of today's global outcasts.

About the author

Gregorio Hernandez-Zamora was born in Mexico City. He holds a PhD in Language, Literacy, and Culture from University of California Berkeley, is a former Fulbright fellow in the U.S., and current independent scholar and professor at the National University of Mexico (UNAM). His research focuses on postcolonialism, symbolic power, and the politics of literacy. He has published essays, chronicles, and book chapters.

Product details

• Authors: Gregorio Hernandez-Zamora
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.2010
• EAN: 9781847692634
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-263-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 447 g
• Series: Critical Language and Literacy
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics