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Our stories, ourselves : the emBODYment of women's learning in literacy / edited by Mev (Mary Evelyn) Miller and Kathleen P. King.
| Other author | Miller, Mev. |
| Other author | King, Kathleen P., 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., ©2011. |
| Description | xx, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Adult education special topics : theory, research, and practice in lifelong learning Adult education special topics. ^A1021758 |
| Contents | Introduction / Mev Miller and Kathleen P. King -- section 1: North -- earth and body -- Four directions to the center of embodiment: vignette 1 -- north: earth and body -- building a labyrinth / Mev Miller -- Pedagogy of the body / Dianne Ramdeholl -- Literacy as a journey to wholeness / Leslie Shelton -- Better self-esteem can create better health / Donna Jones -- Looking at you / Geraldine Cannon Becker -- Body as gateway to learning: connecting, being, and wholeness / Judy Murphy -- section 2: East -- air and mind -- Four directions to the center of embodiment: vignette 2 -- east: air and mind -- talking heads? / Mev Miller -- My body politic: paying attention to the women behind the curtain / Stacie Evans -- Reading the body's anthology / Lenore Balliro -- What makes the "good girl" good may not be good: uncovering hypoactivity in the classroom / Gail Wood Miller -- Loud, clear, and visible: immigrant women in New York City make altered books / Caryn T. Davis -- "We design our hair!" / Patsy Medina and Valerie Akauola -- Call and response: a Peruvian student and her American teacher in conversation about literacy and life / Tamara Kirson and Sonia Portugal -- section 3: South -- fire and spirit -- Four directions to the center of embodiment: vignette 3 -- south : fire and spirit -- engaging spiritual dimensions in we learn / Mev Miller -- Shame's shadow: shhh! / Sheila Stewart -- Finding voice: from relationship to literacy, the potential of women's literature study groups / Rosi Andrade and Sally J. Stevens -- 12 (corner) stones: a model for literacy, empowerment, and development / Carrie Boden McGill -- EmBODYments of adult learning: reflections on research and practice / Julia Zoino-Jeannetti -- Beauty shop literacies: Nikky Finney and the sacred beauty hour / Alexis Pauline Gumbs -- Virtuous woman / Shemeka Peters -- section 4: West -- water and emotion -- Four directions to the center of embodiment: vignette 4 -- West: water and emotion -- making sexuality and gender relevant / Mev Miller -- Time in a body / Lynn M. Trudeau -- Women's problems: hysterectomy / Marie Doerner -- Homophobia in the classroom: one teacher's response / Cynthia Peters -- Coming out to students / Deborah Schwartz -- Different, but not less: disability in women's learning / Kathleen P. King -- Shelley's story / Amy R. Trawick. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2011039441 |
| ISBN | 9781617356384 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1617356387 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781617356391 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1617356395 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781617356407 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1617356409 (ebook) |