“Phenomenal Women,” Collaborative Literacies, and Community Texts in Alternative “Sista” Spaces¹
Beverly J. Moss
The Ohio State University
Abstract
The work highlighted in this essay focuses on an ethnographic study of a group of African American women, members of Phenomenal Women, Incorporated, who come together not necessarily to read and write, but who, in their “sista space”—their club—often read and write when they come together. In this space, they promote self-help through reading and writing and use their literacy skills to promote civic action and engagement and cultural enrichment. This essay examines the literacy practices in which these women engage in two types of literacy events during their annual Black History Month celebrations.
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- Community Literacy Journal
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- 2010-10-01
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- 10.25148/clj.5.1.009423
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Allen (2022)Technical Communication Quarterly
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VanHaitsma (2018)Advances in the History of Rhetoric
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