Girls' Visual Representations of Literacy in a Rural Ugandan Community

Autor/inn/en	Kendrick, Maureen; Jones, Shelley
Titel	Girls' Visual Representations of Literacy in a Rural Ugandan Community
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Education, 31 (2008) 2, S.371-404 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0380-2361
Schlagwörter	Photography; Females; Visual Perception; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Communication; Literacy Education; Womens Education; Elementary School Students; Freehand Drawing; Art Expression; Social Influences; Gender Bias; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fotografie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Interpersonale Kommunikation; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Drawing; Zeichnen; Sozialer Einfluss; Geschlechterstereotyp
Abstract	This Ugandan-based study examined how visual modes of communication provide insights into girls' perceptions of literacy, and open broader dialogues on literacy, women, and development. Twenty-nine primary school girls used drawing and 15 secondary school girls used photography to depict local literacy practices in relation to their own lives and experiences. The images they captured provide a window on the interface between local and global literacy practices, and the "freedoms" (Sen, 1999) associated with literacy. Drawing and photography move beyond language to make visible the barriers that have historically marginalized and excluded girls from full participation in the development process. (Contains 6 figures and 1 note.) [Abstract provided in both English and French.] (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10