Pierre Bourdieu and Literacy Education

National Institute of Education, Singapore Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AUS

• @contents: Selected Contents:Preface, James Albright and Allan Luke Part One: Objectifying the Field1. Introduction: Renewing the Cultural Politics of Literacy Education, James Albright and Allan Luke2. Problematics and Generative Possibilities, James Albright 3. Pierre Bourdieu: A Biographical Memoir, Claire Kramsch 4. Bourdieu and "Literacy Education", Monica Heller 5. Pedagogy as Gift, Allan Luke Part Two: Producing the Field6. The Field of Arabic Instruction in the Zionist State, Allon J. Uhlmann 7. Wireless Technology and the Prospect of Alternative Education Reform, Mark Dressman and Phillip Wilder 8. Towards a Pedagogy of the Popular: Bourdieu, Hip-Hop, and Out-of-School Literacies, Marc Lamont Hill 9. Critical Race Perspectives, Bourdieu and Language Education, Rachel Grant and Shelley Wong Part Three: Habitus and Other10. Tracing Habitus in Texts: Narratives of Loss, Displacement and Migration in Homes, Kate Pahl 11. The Capital of "Attentive Silence" and Its Impact on English Language and Literacy Education, Tara Goldstein 12. Improvising on Artistic Habitus: Sedimenting Identity into Art, Jennifer Rowsell 13. Social Hierarchies and Identity Politics, Jessica Zacher 14. A "Head Start and a Credit": Analyzing Cultural Capital in the Basic Writing/ESOL Classroom, Mary Jane Curry 15. Implications of Practice, Activity, and Semiotic Theory for Cognitive Constructs of Writing, Robert J. Bracewell and Stephen P. Witte Part Four: Remaking the Field16. Learning from Our Failures, James Albright 17. Using Bourdieu to Make Policy: Mobilising Community Capital and Literacy, Allan Luke Postscript, James Collins

"... a unique attempt to deepen current understanding and use of Bourdieu in educational theory and practice. This volume promises to be a leading resource for literacy researchers seeking to investigate the theories of Bourdieu."--Joanne Larson, University of Rochester, New York, United States"Albright (Nanyang Univ., Singapore) and Luke (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) attempt to distill Bourdieu’s complex ideas for educators and researchers in this comprehensive edited volume. Given the denseness and profundity of Bourdieu’s writing and that of some of his interpreters, the editors do commendable work with a difficult task."--J. L. DeVitis, Choice (March 2009), Vol. 46, No. 7