In \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Literacy as Conversation\u0026lt;/i\u0026gt;, the authors tell stories of successful literacy learning outside of schools and inside communities, both within urban neighborhoods of Philadelphia and rural and semi-rural towns of Arkansas. They define literacy not as a basic skill but as a rich, broadly interactive human behavior: the ability to engage in a conversation carried on, framed by, or enriched through written symbols. Eli Goldblatt takes us to after-school literacy programs, community arts centers, and urban farms in the city of Philadelphia, while David Jolliffe explores learning in a Latinx youth theater troupe, a performance based on the words of men on death row, and long-term cooperation with a rural health care provider in Arkansas. As different as urban and rural settings can be\u0026#8212;and as beset as they both are with the challenges of historical racism and economic discrimination\u0026#8212;the authors see much to encourage both geographical communities to fight for positive change.
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