Lauren Plitkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 6750252 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren Plitkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren |
| FAMILY NAME | Plitkins |
| SIGNATURE | PLITKINS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-2191-412X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I bring them here to tell their stories”
Family literacy programs are potential spaces of empowerment for transnational families, yet often draw from deficit logics that fail to acknowledge the rich language and literacy practices of Latinx communities. We brought together theories of critical literacy and theories of mothering as critical work to document how transnational Latina mothers in an intergenerational storytelling workshop reshaped the space toward their own goals. We explore…
Teníamos Hilo, Teníamos Tela, y Hacíamos Cosas”
This study explores the translingual writing and making practices of bilingual mothers and their children in a library-based storytelling workshop, where writing and language were positioned as two of many materials that could be used to share stories. Situating this work within literature that positions libraries as "pockets of hope" for Latinx families and drawing on qualitative case study methods, we documented how mothers and their children c…
Teníamos Hilo, Teníamos Tela, y Hacíamos Cosas”
This study explores the translingual writing and making practices of bilingual mothers and their children in a library-based storytelling workshop, where writing and language were positioned as two of many materials that could be used to share stories. Situating this work within literature that positions libraries as "pockets of hope" for Latinx families and drawing on qualitative case study methods, we documented how mothers and their children c…
I bring them here to tell their stories”
Family literacy programs are potential spaces of empowerment for transnational families, yet often draw from deficit logics that fail to acknowledge the rich language and literacy practices of Latinx communities. We brought together theories of critical literacy and theories of mothering as critical work to document how transnational Latina mothers in an intergenerational storytelling workshop reshaped the space toward their own goals. We explore…
Teníamos Hilo, Teníamos Tela, y Hacíamos Cosas”
This study explores the translingual writing and making practices of bilingual mothers and their children in a library-based storytelling workshop, where writing and language were positioned as two of many materials that could be used to share stories. Situating this work within literature that positions libraries as "pockets of hope" for Latinx families and drawing on qualitative case study methods, we documented how mothers and their children c…
Literacy (2 works) · Literacy, Media, and Education (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Storytelling (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · Art (1 work)