Literacy was seen as a tool of power. This is because most of those who were literate came from a very high family, typically with money or descendants of power. If you cannot read anything, then you cannot do anything.
Daily Archives: April 7, 2022
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How is literacy used as a hegemonic tool/ tool of power? By whom? Against whom? Reference at least 2 of this week’s course materials.
- Literacy is used as a hegemonic tool/tool of power as seen during the 19th and 20th
Literacy is used as a hegemonic tool of power because during slavery, slave owners didn’t allow their slaves to read books. They knew that if they were able to find their voice from reading, they would start to know their …
- Simply put, the black community has not been afforded equal rights in literacy. According to Staples (2022), just like in the past, black Americans have struggled and are still struggling to pursue knowledge. Furthermore, he stated that for an individual
Hi Everyone,
How is work on your research essays going? I will hold a Zoom social on NEW DATE:, Wednesday, April 13th, at 9AM, for about an hour: a great way to get to know your classmates and to …
-Discuss your experience of taking one of the literacy tests from Activity . Provide examples of questions and your responses.
My experience was weird , because their are some unexplainable questions. Specially the fact that this test has to be …
