| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Series in race, ethnicity, and gender in Appalachia |
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Ohio University Press series in race, ethnicity, and gender in Appalachia.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-250) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
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, <st. |
| Subject |
American literature -- Appalachian Region -- History and criticism.
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Literacy in literature.
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Women -- Appalachian Region.
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Sex role in literature.
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Women in literature.
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Appalachian Region -- In literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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American literature. (OCoLC)fst00807113
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Literacy in literature. (OCoLC)fst01903790
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Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953
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Sex role in literature. (OCoLC)fst01114649
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Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
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Women in literature. (OCoLC)fst01177912
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Appalachian Region. (OCoLC)fst01240092
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Locklear, Erica Abrams. Negotiating a perilous empowerment. Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2011 9780821419656 (DLC) 2011000731 (OCoLC)694395350 |
| ISBN |
9780821443781 (electronic bk.) |
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082144378X (electronic bk.) |
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