Inquiring Communally, Acting Collectively: The Community Literacy of the Academy Women eMentor Portal and Facebook Group

Community Literacy Journal Oct 2011 OA PDF

Inquiring Communally, Acting Collectively: The Community Literacy of the Academy Women eMentor Portal and Facebook Group

Alexis Hart Allegheny College

Abstract

Women who work in highly male-dominated fields such as science and the military often find it difficult to establish a place for themselves within their workplace communities. In this essay, I examine how two related online communities for military women enable participants to overcome their workplace isolation, form a collective consciousness, find positive mentorship, and develop a community literacy that affords them a voice through which to enact both personal and public change.

Journal: Community Literacy Journal
Published: 2011-10-01
DOI: 10.25148/clj.6.1.009407
Open Access: OA PDF Bronze
Topics: social media community literacy

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