Politics of Writing

Writing matters: it plays a key role in the circulation of ideas in society and has a direct impact on the development of democracy. But only a few get to do the kind of writing that most influence this development.<br> <em>The Politics of Writing</em> examines writing as a social practice. The authors draw on critical linguistics cultural studies and literacy studies as they explore and analyse: <br> * the social context in which writing is embedded<br> * the processes and practices of writing<br> * the purposes of writing<br> * the reader-writer relationship<br> * issues of writer identity.<br> They challenge current notions of 'correctness' and argue for a more democratic pedagogy as part of the answer to the inequitable distribution of the right to write.