The Struggle For Voice: Narrative, Literacy, and Consciousness in an East Harlem School.

Sola, Michele; Bennett, Adrian T.

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Struggle For Voice: Narrative, Literacy, and Consciousness in an East Harlem School.

Sola, Michele; Bennett, Adrian T.

Journal of Education, v167 n1 p88-110 1985

Describes an anthropological and ethnographic study of writing and the shaping of consciousness in a junior high school, focusing on narrative and performative modes of literacy. Shows how Black and Puerto Rican students struggle with their writing in search of a voice that can express their lived experience in a partially hostile world. (RDN)

Descriptors: Anthropology, Black Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged, Expressive Language, Junior High Schools, Language Styles, Literacy, Minority Group Children, Narration, Oral Language, Puerto Ricans, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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