Pluriversal Literacies for Sustainable Futures: When Words Are Not Enough

This book presents a new vision of literacy that emphasizes the importance of meaning-making and communication in relation to individual, collective, and ecological needs. It rejects limiting and skills-focused definitions of literacy and instead embraces a more profound conceptualization that reflects the boundless potential of literacy practices. It connects literacy education with semiotics, philosophy, sustainability studies, and geopolitics to argue for the urgency of a pluriversal model of literacy that combats a normative, neo-colonial understanding of reading and writing. It demonstrates how literacy is a semiotic process and literacy practices can connect learner needs with pathways to social, ecological, and cultural sustainability.

Format: Hardback
Length: 158 pages
Publication date: 28 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book presents a groundbreaking new perspective on literacy that centers around the concept of meaning-making and communication in relation to individual, collective, and ecological needs. Building upon the idea of the pluriversal, Perry delves into how literacy education can foster diverse ways of being and becoming. By rejecting limiting and skills-focused definitions of literacy, he embraces a more profound conceptualization that reflects the boundless potential of literacy practices.

Through a comprehensive synthesis of research from the Global North and South, Perry establishes a compelling connection between literacy education and semiotics, philosophy, sustainability studies, and geopolitics. He argues for the urgent need of a pluriversal model of literacy that challenges a normative, neo-colonial understanding of reading and writing.

In this unique contribution to the field of literacy studies, Perry demonstrates how literacy is a semiotic process and how literacy practices can align with learner needs to promote social, ecological, and cultural sustainability. By guiding readers on a transformative journey beyond words, this illuminating book invites them to explore the full range of literacy practices and their potential for creating a more holistic and inclusive understanding of literacy.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032298566