WHY FEMINIST CRITICAL LITERACY MATTERS: THE REORGANISATION OF CAPITALIST ECONOMIES & THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED LITERATURE FOR YOUNG ADULTS
WHY FEMINIST CRITICAL LITERACY MATTERS: THE REORGANISATION OF CAPITALIST ECONOMIES & THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED LITERATURE FOR YOUNG ADULTS

Summary/Abstract: The latest capitalist restructuring has resulted in new conditions of employment, seriously affecting possibilities for people’s self-realization. Women have been hurt the most and face an increasing feminisation of poverty. This paper foregrounds the importance of literary socialisation in preparing young people to accept or reject neoliberal gendered scripts.

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