This manuscript addresses the epistemological shift from traditional “objective” and “neutral” forms of perceiving literacy to more complex and subjective perceptions, allowing for traditionally marginalized narratives to become an active part of the dialogue within the field of literacy. It critically examines how the author's definitions of literacy in her scholarly work are shaped by and grow out of her own identity—a Puerto Rican bilingual woman who navigates between the mainland and the island.
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