The podcast Beyond Conventions: Global Dialogues on Writing Studies has released its fourth episode, a conversation with the editors of the forthcoming edited collection Beyond Conventions, Global Dialogues and Writing Studies, which will appear in the Latin America Section of the International Exchanges on the Study of Writing book series.
About the Episode: Technology and Literacy in Mexico City: Insights from Dr. Judith Kalman and Dr. Patricia Valdivia
What happens when people face challenges using technologies that were meant to make life easier? In this episode of 'Beyond Conventions, Global Dialogues and Writing Studies,' editors Sole Montez and Ana Cortez with authors Dr. Judy Kalman and Dr. Patricia Valdivia explore the complex intersection of technology and literacy in a working-class neighborhood in Mexico City.
Drawing from the Kalman and Valdivia’s forthcoming book, A Scribe, a Photographer, and a Vendor: Digital Practices in a Working Class Neighborhood in Mexico City, this episode’s discussion includes topics like digital technologies, using the lens of local contexts to grasp global technological trends, the intergenerational and cross-cultural collaboration between Judy and Patricia, the intricacies of bilingual publication, and the global implications on local digital literacy.
About the Podcast
Hosted by Anna Habib and Esther Namubiru, the podcast brings together transnational scholars to provide cross-cultural understandings about writing, writing praxis, publishing, and research while interrogating assumptions from the US and North America. You can listen and subscribe to the podcast on Spotify.