ERIC Number: EJ899380
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1555-9734
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Narrating Socialization: Linda Scott DeRosier's Memoirs
Locklear, Erica Abrams
Community Literacy Journal, v2 n1 p41-57 Fall 2007
Linda Scott DeRosier's autobiographical accounts of literacy attainment in "Creeker: A Woman's Journey" and "Songs of Life and Grace" reveal that entrance into a secondary discourse community via literacy can bring both pleasure and pain. Analyzing the identity negotiations DeRosier encounters reveals that although she experiences a sense of loss as a result of continued formal education, such schooling also makes possible the creation of her memoirs, which help overturn stereotypes connecting Appalachia with illiteracy. (Contains 5 notes.)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Discourse Communities, Literacy, Educational Attainment, Self Concept, Attitude Change, Identification (Psychology), Subcultures, Misconceptions, Geographic Location, Group Membership, Illiteracy, Sociolinguistics, Socialization, Metalinguistics, Power Structure, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Community Literacy Journal. Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Discourse, DePaul University, 802 West Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614. Tel: 906-370-0206; Web site: http://communityliteracy.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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