Prof. Andrea Lunsford on "New" Literacy
Lunsford is studying almost fifteen thousand pieces of writing collected from 189 undergraduates, in a project that spanned five years (including the students’ first year out of college). She looked at anything and everything—essays, journals, blog posts, chats, e-mails. Her conclusion: “We’re in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven’t seen since Greek civilization.” (from The Book Bench, The New Yorker, Sept. 10, 2009)