{"product_id":"constructions-of-illiteracy-in-twentiet","title":"Constructions Of Illiteracy In Twentiet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstructions of Illiteracy in Twentieth-Century Ireland: Contesting the Narrative of Full Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e offers new insights into literacy and illiteracy in the context of twentieth-century Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a close analysis of archived documentation from educational, military, and parliamentary sources, the book reveals a potent \u003ci\u003enarrative of full literacy\u003c\/i\u003e that promoted literacy proficiency as a facet of the Irish national identity and suppressed any formal acknowledgment of illiteracy within the adult population. Tobin applies a sociological approach and uses Foucauldian concepts of \u003ci\u003eknowledge, power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ediscourse,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esilence\u003c\/i\u003e to examine how constructions of \"illiteracy\" and the “illiterate person” varied over time, while also being entwined with activities of nation-building in the twentieth century. Though focused on Irish society from 1900 to 1980, this volume also offers a resonant lens through which to approach the “Decade of Centenaries”, an Irish Government initiative spanning 2012–2023 that commemorates significant events in the history of the Irish state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelevant to any readers with an interest in the Irish experience of independence, decolonisation, and postcolonialism, this book will be a useful companion for scholars and postgraduate students of literacy and Irish studies more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57199293235582,"sku":"NW9781032651811","price":39.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781032651811.jpg?v=1778533069","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/constructions-of-illiteracy-in-twentiet","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}