University of Georgia
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MARIANA SOUTO-MANNING, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Child & Family Development at the University of Georgia. From a critical perspective, she examines the sociocultural and historical foundations of schooling, language development, literacy practices, cultures, and discourses. She studies how children, families, and teachers from diverse backgrounds shape and are shaped by discursive practices, employing a methodology that combines discourse analysis with ethnographic investigation. She has authored book chapters and articles published in journals such as Early Child Development and Care, Early Childhood Education Journal, Journal of Early Childhood Research, Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, and Teachers College Record. For more information, please visit http://www.fcs.uga.edu/newfacs/cfd/faculty.php?id=265.

Mariana Souto-Manning — 2008