Grassroots Literacy and the Written Record - A Textual History of Asbestos Activism in South Africa

This book examines how asbestos activists living in remote rural villages in South Africa activated metropolitan resources of representation at the grassroots level in a quest for justice and restitution for the catastrophic effects on their lives caused by the asbestos industry.

A propos de l'auteur

John Trimbur teaches rhetoric and writing studies at Emerson College, USA. His research interests include cultural studies of literacy, translingualism and the politics of language in South Africa.

Résumé

This book examines how asbestos activists living in remote rural villages in South Africa activated metropolitan resources of representation at the grassroots level in a quest for justice and restitution for the catastrophic effects on their lives caused by the asbestos industry.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Trimbur, Trimbur John
• Edition: Ingram Publishers Services
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781788926805
• ISBN: 978-1-78892-680-5
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Poids: 450 g
• Thèmes: Studies in Knowledge Production and Participation; Studies in Knowledge Productio
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Literacy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Republic of South Africa, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Pressure groups & lobbying, Literacy (Theories of reading and writing)