Prairie Town Redefining Rural Life in the Age of Globalization

by Edmondson, Jacqueline, PhD

• ISBN13: 9780742519428
• ISBN10: 0742519422
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-05
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Prairie Town describes the contemporary rural condition and efforts to sustain rural life in one small Minnesota community at the turn of the 21st century. The book considers the rural literacies that circulate in this community as residents work to redefine their position within the context of globalization. Prairie Town's story offers us hope as we learn that neoliberalism is not inevitable, nor is the demise of rural America. Instead, we learn that not everything can be bought and sold, and disidentification with dominant societal structures is possible within a participatory democratic society.

Author Biography

Jacqueline Edmondson is assistant professor of education, language and literacy education at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Contemporary Rural Condition
Rural Community in a Global Village: The View from Prairie Town	p. 21
Agricultural Policy and Labor Issues in Rural Minnesota	p. 35
Rural Literacies
Traditional Rural Literacy	p. 49
Neoliberalism and Rural Literacy	p. 71
Toward a New Rural Literacy
A Prairie Renaissance	p. 95
Joining Hands: Connecting Prairie Town to the World, and the World to Prairie Town	p. 111
Notes	p. 127
References	p. 145
Index	p. 153
About the Author	p. 159
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