Description
Bringing together strands of public discourse about valuing personal achievement at the expense of social values and the impacts of global capitalism, mass media, and digital culture on the lives of children, this book challenges the potential of science and business to solve the world’s problems without a complementary emphasis on social values. The selection of literary works discussed illustrates the power of literature and human arts to instill such values and foster change. The book offers a valuable foundation for the field of literacy education by providing knowledge about the importance of language and literature that educators can use in their own teaching and advocacy work.
Table of Contents
Forward by Jack C. Richards
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Value of a Literate Culture
Chapter 2. A Sketch of our World, Current and Future
Chapter 3. The Digital World
Chapter 4. Living Life Onscreen and Online
Chapter 5. Reading Onscreen and Online
Chapter 6. Education and Literacy in Digital Culture
Chapter 7. How Fiction and Poetry Work Their Magic
Chapter 8. A Closer Look at Reading
Chapter 9. Psychological Effects of Reading Literature
Chapter 10. We Point the Way and Take You Halfway There
Chapter 11. Mapping an Alternative Future
