Maisha T Fisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 223991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maisha T Fisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maisha T |
| FAMILY NAME | Fisher |
| SIGNATURE | FISHER M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Every City Has Soldiers”: The Role of Intergenerational Relationships in Participatory Literacy Communities
This article examines the role of intergenerational relationships in the lives of experienced poets and writers (“soldiers”) and emerging poets and writers in what the author terms Participatory Literacy Communities (PLCs). Drawing from Wenger’s (1998) concept of communities of practice, the author uses data from two examples of PLCs—Black bookstore author events and spoken-word poetry “open mics”—to complicate notions of reciprocity and mentorin…
"Earning "Dual Degrees
“The Song Is Unfinished”: The New Literate and Literary and Their Institutions
In this article, the author builds on McHenry and Heath’s study of the “literate” and the “literary” and McHenry’s research on “forgotten readers” by examining the often undocumented literacy traditions and practices of men and women of African descent. First, the author traces the legacy of blended traditions of both written and spoken words in African American writing and activism. Continuing with an examination of Black literary and social mov…
“The Song Is Unfinished”: The New Literate and Literary and Their Institutions
In this article, the author builds on McHenry and Heath’s study of the “literate” and the “literary” and McHenry’s research on “forgotten readers” by examining the often undocumented literacy traditions and practices of men and women of African descent. First, the author traces the legacy of blended traditions of both written and spoken words in African American writing and activism. Continuing with an examination of Black literary and social mov…
"Earning "Dual Degrees
Every City Has Soldiers”: The Role of Intergenerational Relationships in Participatory Literacy Communities
This article examines the role of intergenerational relationships in the lives of experienced poets and writers (“soldiers”) and emerging poets and writers in what the author terms Participatory Literacy Communities (PLCs). Drawing from Wenger’s (1998) concept of communities of practice, the author uses data from two examples of PLCs—Black bookstore author events and spoken-word poetry “open mics”—to complicate notions of reciprocity and mentorin…
Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Literacy (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Adult literacy (1 works) · African descent (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Art history (1 works)