The Matter of Practice

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Matter of Practice </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>presents work by teacher-scholars from around the world who are rethinking the relationship between matter and meaning. By emphasizing spatial bodily and sensual dimensions of language and literacy practices this volume offers a portrait of language pedagogy and research that challenges traditional barriers between subjects and objects speech and noise and languages and things. We envision the term 'new materialisms' as an invitation to locate theorizing researching and teaching practices within the rhythms and textures of our material sensory and perceptual lives. These chapters enact a hope that increased engagement with our physical surroundings and sensory experiences can extend the sphere of our social creative and intellectual labor and expand our understanding of what 'counts' as meaningful action. </span></p>