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2018
Volume 70, Issue 4
  • ISSN: 0010-096X
  • E-ISSN: 1939-9006

Abstract

Positioning reading as a site of meaning negotiation, this article provides a detailed account of one multilingual, transnational student’s literacy practices for personal, academic, and disciplinary purposes across spaces. Drawing on the notion of , I examine the tensions and fissures that disrupt the flow of literacies across spaces.

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