City Literacies explores the lives and literacies of different generations of people living in two contrasting areas of London at the end of the 20th century: Spitalfields and the City. This contrast outwardly symbolizes the huge difference between poverty and wealth existing in Britain at this time. The book presents a study of living, learning and reading as it has taken place in public settings, including the school classroom, clubs, places of worship, theatres, and in the home. Over fifty people recount their memories of learning to read in different contexts and circumstances.
Author(s): Eve Gregory
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 256
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 10
List of tables......Page 11
List of plates......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Prologue......Page 16
Introduction: poverty and illiteracy the deficit myth......Page 22
Living and learning east of the Aldgate pump......Page 38
Places and peoples......Page 40
Schooling the City......Page 62
Childhood memories of literacy and learning......Page 88
Introduction......Page 90
Literacy for survival......Page 93
Literacy for equality......Page 122
Literacy for choice......Page 141
Looking back......Page 167
Looking ahead: young literacies, lives and learning......Page 170
Introduction......Page 172
Living literacies in homes and communities......Page 179
Learning the literacy of school......Page 201
Epilogue......Page 224
Notes......Page 227
Bibliography......Page 239
Index......Page 246
