Toxic Literacies: Exposing the Injustice of Bureaucratic Texts

Toxic Literacies: Exposing the Injustice of Bureaucratic Texts

"Official documentation" hides human rights violations in this country. Men, women, and children are incapacitated by legally sanctioned discriminatory practices that occur through the use of bureaucratic texts such as laws, court transcripts, medical reports, insurance policies, and work orders.

Based on a six-year ethnographic study, Toxic Literacies tells the story of:
Cindy, who spent years in prison for the possession of one gram of heroin
Sam, who spent six years on the streets and could not get help from any official agency
Laurie, who at twenty-five had cervical cancer and was crippled by radiation because it was cheaper than surgery
Kathryn, who, addicted to crack cocaine, pregnant, and living on the streets, was told she could not have any housing assistance until her baby was born.

Bureaucratic texts control the lives of men and women-Cindy, Sam, Laurie, Kathryn, people we pass on the street every day-living on the margins of American society. In Toxic Literacies, Denny Taylor explains how we allow this to happen and makes a compelling case for it to stop.

Country USA
Brand Heinemann Educational Books
Manufacturer Heinemann
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 1996-09-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780435081379

Country	USA
Brand	Heinemann Educational Books
Manufacturer	Heinemann
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	1996-09-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780435081379

Toxic Literacies: Exposing the Injustice of Bureaucratic Texts

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