Pluriversal Literacies for Sustainable Futures

<p>This book presents a new vision of literacy that frames meaning-making and communication in relation to individual collective and ecological needs. Building on the concept of the pluriversal Perry explores how literacy education can support multiple ways of being and becoming. In so doing Perry rejects limiting and skills-focused definitions of literacy and instead embraces a more profound conceptualisation that reflects the boundless potential of literacy practices. Bringing together research from the Global North and South Perry 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. </p><p>Offering a unique contribution to the field of literacy studies this book demonstrates how literacy is a semiotic process and literacy practices can connect learner needs with pathways to social ecological and cultural sustainability. With Perry as a guide this illuminating book invites readers to join the journey into literacies beyond words to arrive at a more holistic and inclusive understanding of what literacy practices are and can be.</p>