Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iABH5IR03314; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:05:18 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:05:18 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <397E918AA64A9D4586C3B78A056618D30243D527@srv-exch2k.bristol.mass.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Gabb, Sally S." <sgabb@bristol.mass.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1737] RE: FW: critical literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1537 Lines: 19 I realize it has taken a lifetime to understand how 'capital', whether economic, political or social, provides access to power and domination when concentrated, when not allowing popular access. We need to be in dialogue with our learners, who share with all of us not 'in power' what it means to be dominated by the various ways that 'capital' is used against the struggle for a system of economic and social justice. I know that the center for Popular Economics in Amherst MA has briefs and resources for educational use - I believe there are other sources as well - this topic deserves to be part of our instructional dialogue. Sally Gabb From: AWilder106@aol.com [mailto:AWilder106@aol.com] Sent: Wed 11/10/2004 5:57 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Cc: Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1736] RE: FW: critical literacy I think there are many ways of looking at and diving into this expression--use of political capital. A simple way would be to make the analogy between the capital of a rich person--big house, cars, etc., and ask--how did the person get this capital? Where did it come from? That is, make the phrase concrete. This would come after another exercise, something like--what do the words mean? What does the phrase mean? What is capital, anyway? And so on. This would naturally morph into (political) geography, power groups, polling, all sorts of interesting items including American history and the backgrounds of those in political power. This is easily an enormous, and rich topic. Andrea
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