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- Title
Books Like Clothes: Engaging Young Black Men With Reading.
- Authors
Kirkland, David E.
- Abstract
In this article the author discusses the reading interests of young Black men in the U.S. It offers the example of a young man named Derrick who refused to read the classic Old English text "Beowulf" because he believed that it did not match his identity and that it would not help him obtain a job in the future. The author examines the ideological factors that influence decisions young Black males make about reading texts and compares books to clothing, emphasizing the practice of literacy that is based on principles that shape personal identity.
- Subjects
READING interests of Black people; BLACK men; LITERACY; BEOWULF; BOOKS &; reading; READING interests of students; READING interests of African Americans; IDENTITY (Psychology)
- Publication
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2011, Vol 55, Issue 3, p199
- ISSN
1081-3004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/JAAL.00025