Genders, Cultures, and Literacies

Barbara J. Guzzetti is a professor of English/English education and literacy in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences; affiliated faculty with the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and the School for Social Transformation, Women’s and Gender Studies; and associate faculty in the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State University, USA.

"Anyone who reads this book will come away with a feeling that the kind of change in schooling that the authors advocate is both desirable and possible. You will be well-advised to keep this book nearby for ready reference... I predict that you’ll place this book alongside those educational readings that you value; you will draw on it regularly for implementation, insight, and inspiration."Patricia A. Edwards, Michigan State University, USA and Member, Reading Hall of Fame

• SECTION I. LITERACIES AND IDENTITIES IN SCHOOL SETTINGS Chapter 1: Family Involvement, Intersectionality, and Critical Digital Storytelling, Caroline T. Clark and Jennell Igeleke Penn Chapter 2: Culture and Gender in the Literacy Practices of Seminole Youth, Melissa Wicker and Jiening Ruan Chapter 3: Positioning Gender Though Interpreting Character in Reader Response to a Multicultural Text, Monica S. Yoo Chapter 4: Dream a Little [STEAM] of Me: Exploring Black Adolescent Girls’ STEAM Career Futures Through Digital Multimodal Compositions, Jennifer D. Turner and Autumn GriffinChapter 5: "Teaching My Language Empowers Me": Korean Immigrant Women Teaching Heritage Language, Literacy, and Culture, Kwangok SongChapter 6: Digital Storytelling, Black Masculinity, and Contending With Racial Capitalism, Becky Beucher and Kimberly McDavid SchmidtSECTION II. LITERACIES AND IDENTITIES IN INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY SETTINGSChapter 7: Voicing Vulnerability: Narratives of Healing Among Culturally Diverse Adolescent Girls in a Community-Based Setting, Crystal Chen Lee, Kelsey Virginia Dufresne, Laura Jacobs, Caitlin Donovan and Jennifer C. Mann Chapter 8: Rereading Fathers Behind Bars: Children’s Literacy Assistance Practices of Incarcerated African American, Native American, Hispanic and White Fathers, Theodore S. Ransaw and Tyler ThurChapter 9: "Switchin’ My Style Up!": A Case Study of a Black Girl’s Literacy and Language Practices Across Three Contexts, Delicia Tiera Greene Chapter 10: Writing My World: An Adolescent Mexicana’s Process of Writing to Represent Herself, Tracey T. Flores and Fabiola Guadalupe Rodriguez FloresSECTION III. LITERACIES AND IDENTITIES BEYOND SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS Chapter 11: The Critical Knowledge Production of Black Girls Through Digital and Multimodal Literacies, LaTasha Mosely and Gholnecsar E. Muhammad Chapter 12: Voices From the Margins: Latinx and Chicanx/Filipina Women Writing Ephemeral Texts for Representation and Resistance, Barbara J. Guzzetti Chapter 13: Men’s Zines Down Under: Exploring Gender, Race, and Social Class Through Literacies, Katina Zammit Chapter 14: Tales from TikTok: Gender and Cultural Intersectionalities, Donna E Alvermann, Ellen Wynne and William Wright Chapter 15: Enacting Resistance to Intersecting Oppressions Through Satirical Digital Writing on LGBTQ+ YouTube, Addie Shrodes, Jolie C. Matthews and Wan Shun Eva Lam Chapter 16: Girls and Gaming Literacies: Dynamics of Gender and Culture, Barbara J. Guzzetti, Lesley M. Foley and Elisabeth Gee