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Whistlin' and Crowin' Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices Since College (Studies in Writing & Rhetoric (Hardcover))
Associate Professor Katherine Kelleher Sohn
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Description for Whistlin' and Crowin' Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices Since College (Studies in Writing & Rhetoric (Hardcover))
Hardcover. Examines the power of women to rise above cultural constraints, complete their college degrees, assume positions of responsibility, and ultimately come to voice. Situating the women's stories within the context of theory, self-confidence, and place, this work is of interest to scholars of literacy studies, women's studies, and regional studies. Series Editor(s): Brooke, Robert. Series: Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; CFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Even some enlightened academicians automatically—and incorrectly—connect illiteracy to Appalachia, contends Katherine Kelleher Sohn. After overhearing two education professionals refer to the southern accent of a waiter and then launch into a few redneck jokes, Sohn wondered why rural, working-class white people are not considered part of the multicultural community. Whistlin’ and Crowin’ Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices since College examines the power of women to rise above cultural constraints, complete their college degrees, assume positions of responsibility, and ultimately come to voice. Sohn, a born southerner and assimilated Appalachian who moved from the city more than thirty years ago, argues ... Read more
Even some enlightened academicians automatically—and incorrectly—connect illiteracy to Appalachia, contends Katherine Kelleher Sohn. After overhearing two education professionals refer to the southern accent of a waiter and then launch into a few redneck jokes, Sohn wondered why rural, working-class white people are not considered part of the multicultural community. Whistlin’ and Crowin’ Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices since College examines the power of women to rise above cultural constraints, complete their college degrees, assume positions of responsibility, and ultimately come to voice. Sohn, a born southerner and assimilated Appalachian who moved from the city more than thirty years ago, argues ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809326815
SKU
V9780809326815
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About Associate Professor Katherine Kelleher Sohn
Katherine Kelleher Sohn, an assistant professor of English at Pikeville College in Kentucky, has published essays in College Composition and Communication and was a contributor to the collected volume Multiple Literacies for the Twenty-First Century.
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