Being, within and without literacy
"Monk by the Sea," by Caspar David Friedrich
If you're reading this, presumably you're literate. We it for granted: being literate, seeing things and knowing what they say, reading for pleasure as much as for taking part in society. According to Walter Ong, being literate also influences the way we organize our thoughts and communicate, even orally. And …
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