Circulating literacy : writing instruction in American periodicals, 1880-1910 /

Literacy histories, even those seeking to incorporate greater diversity in race and gender, have tended to focus on academic institutions. "Circulating Literacy" speaks to, and connects, the topics of rural studies, gender, literacy sponsorship and identity, and professionalization, arguin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brazeau, Alicia (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	American periodicals > History. Women's periodicals, American > History. Periodicals in education > United States > History. Authorship > Study and teaching > United States > History. Literacy > United States > History. Women > Education > United States > History. Self-culture > United States > History. Books and reading > United States > History. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : literacy by subscription
Literacy identities : defining magazine writers
Buying and selling literacy : the Ladies' home journal
Joining the club : clubwomen, magazine readers, and scholars
Special invitation to write : magazine readers as contributors
Conclusion : subscribing to a professional writing community.