literacy activism and the politics of writing in South India Cody, Francis creator text Hyderabad Orient BlackSwan 2013 monographic xv,250p. : 22cm(Hb) ill.,map Introduction : of light, literacy, and knowledge in the Tamil countryside -- On being a "thumbprint" : time and space in Arivoli activism -- Feminizing enlightenment : the social and reciprocal agency -- Labors of objectification : words and worlds of pedagogy -- Search for a method : the media of enlightenment -- Subject to citizenship : petitions and the performativity of signature -- Epilogue : reflections on a time of charismatic enlightenment. by Francis Cody Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-240) and index. Arivoḷi (Organization : Tamil Nadu, India) Literacy programs India Tamil Nadu Literacy Political aspects India Tamil Nadu 379.24095482 9788125052357 ENG-113929 DBAD/PUB 20150916110108.0