Authors
Citation
C. Lewis, LITERARY INTERPRETATION AS A SOCIAL ACT, Journal of adolescent & adult literacy, 42(3), 1998, pp. 168-177
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
ISSN journal
10813004
Volume
42
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
168 - 177
Database
ISI
SICI code
1081-3004(1998)42:3<168:LIAASA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
This article examines a peer-led middle school literature discussion t
o demonstrate the social and performative nature of interpretation. Tw
o students' stances in relation to a text are shaped by social and cul
tural conditions within and beyond the classroom.