Anthropology of writing: understanding textually-mediated worlds
Summary: This is a project to bring together French and British research on reading and writing. Through a series of research visits and invited talks by both French and British researchers, we aim to develop an international network of literacy research bringing together franco- and anglophone traditions.
Key Facts
Funder: British Council
Co-investigators: David Barton, Uta Papen
Dept/Research Groups: Lancaster Literacy Research Centre, Linguistics and English Language
Partner: Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Keywords: Ethnography of literacy, Writing (general)
Project Description
As part of the project, I am co-editing a book (to be published by CONTINUUM) that brings together works by British and French researchers on writing. Both countries have an important tradition of research in this area. But until recently, there was no contact between the two sides. In 2008, we organised a seminar to bring together colleagues from both sides of the Channel. In addition to producing a book, we have obtained funding from the British Council to continue the dialogue initiated at the conference and to allow several doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to visit the EHESS in Paris to deepen the exchange and plan further joint activities.
Our Partners
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Project Funder
British Council