Joanne Larson
My ethnographic research examines how language and literacy practices mediate social and power relations in literacy events in schools and communities. My edited book, "Literacy as Snake Oil: Beyond the Quick Fix" (Lang, 2007), takes a critical look at how literacy is packaged and sold in schools. I co-edited the "Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy" (Sage, 2003) with Nigel Hall and Jackie Marsh, which provides an overview of contemporary research into early childhood literacy. My most recent book, "Making Literacy Real: Theories and Practices in Learning and Teaching" (2005) co-authored with Jackie Marsh, explores the breadth of the complex and important field of literacy studies, orientating literacy as a social practice grounded in social, cultural, historical and political contexts. I have recently branched out from traditional publication venues to collaboratively produce a documentary film, "A Life Outside", which explores the teaching life of Lynn Astarita Gatto, 2004 New York State Teacher of the Year. I'm working with the same filmmaker, David Smith, on a new documentary about SLAM poetry.
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