Literacies, Power and Identities in Figured Worlds in Malawi

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Dr Ahmmardouh Mjaya (Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Malawi) Anna Robinson-Pant (University of East Anglia UK)

Literacies, Power and Identities in Figured Worlds in Malawi

Dr Ahmmardouh Mjaya (Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Malawi), Anna Robinson-Pant (University of East Anglia UK), Alan Rogers (Late of Universities of East Anglia and Nottingham UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
21 September 2023

Literacy; Language teaching theory & methods; Educational strategies & policy

Series: Adult Learning, Literacy and Social Change

This book is based on an in-depth ethnographic study of the National Adult Literacy Programme (NALP) in Malawi. It highlights the significance of exploring power and identity in literacy studies. Employing the concept of ‘figured worlds’ to study literacy as a social practice, the book focuses on understanding power relationships and identities in literacy practices. It illustrates how literacy identities and power relationships of some local community members continuously vary from one context to another and, in some cases, even within the same context. Using notions such as agency, artefact, resistance, shame and positioning, the book demonstrates the potential of the concept of figured worlds to address some of the questions raised within the New Literacy Studies – especially those concerning power and identity.

The book also illustrates the value of an ethnographic approach in adult literacy studies, by exploring the challenges faced by the researcher in gaining access to community members’ activities, and the opportunity to experience first-hand what instructors go through in facilitating adult literacy lessons.

By: Dr Ahmmardouh Mjaya (Chancellor College University of Malawi Malawi)
Edited by: Anna Robinson-Pant (University of East Anglia UK), Alan Rogers (Late of Universities of East Anglia and Nottingham UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350296176
ISBN 10: 1350296171
Series: Adult Learning, Literacy and Social Change
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 21 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ahmmardouh Mjaya is Lecturer in African Languages and Linguistics and a Ciyawo Language Specialist at Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Malawi.

Reviews for Literacies, Power and Identities in Figured Worlds in Malawi

Mjaya's research provides valuable reading for literacy theorists and practitioners alike. ... [the] hope is that this book will inspire those engaged in literacy work with adults to renew their commitment to exploring new approaches to their fundamentally important task, complex though it is. --International Review of Education This book will be a rich and interesting source for students of international development, adult learning and literacy. It makes for accessible reading for policy-makers and teachers, as well as being a useful guide for others planning to carry out ethnographic studies in international settings. As a study by an African scholar of an under-researched country it is ground-breaking and illuminating. As long as literacy continues to be a focus of international agencies and funding, it is essential that policy learns from such studies. --Mary Hamilton, Emeritus Professor, Lancaster University, UK