Literacies and the Body Study Group

• In Event: Drama and Literacy & Literacies and the Body

Session Submission Type: Study Group

Abstract

The focus of this proposed study group is on the intersection of literacies and bodies. Given the recent increase of publications around this topic, this study group will consider key issues on literacies and embodiment, premises upon which such work is based, connections between work on embodied literacies and broader work on the body, especially in the social sciences, and methodological issues related to researching embodied literacies, including approaches and ethics in conducting such research.

Content Area

• Area 12: Study Groups

Presenters

• Grace Enriquez, Lesley University

• Elisabeth Johnson, St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas

• Stavroula Kontovourki, University of Cyprus