Following on the groundbreaking contributions of Deborah Brandt s "Literacy in American Lives" a literacy ethnography exploring how ordinary Americans have been affected by changes in literacy, public education, and structures of power "Literacy, Economy, and Power" expands Brandt s vision, exploring the relevance of her theoretical framework as it relates to literacy practices in a variety of current and historical contexts, as well as in literacy s expanding and global future. Bringing togetherscholars from rhetoric, composition, and literacy studies, the book offers thirteen engrossing...