〈声〉の文化としての識字 ─寿識字学校・大沢敏郎の識字の思想と実践─

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　This paper examines the origin and characteristics of the Kotobuki Literacy School held in Kotobuki-cho, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, from 1978 to 2008, and the literacy philosophy and practice of its leader, Toshiro Osawa (1945-2008). In recent years, the plurality of literacy and the multiple meanings of the place of literacy learning have been pointed out. This paper takes up the case of the Kotobuki Literacy School and traces the significance of the place of literacy learning historically, taking into account the characteristics of the area, the philosophy and educational methods of the practitioners, and the characteristics of the learners. 　 The Kotobuki Literacy School was established in 1978 in the town of Kotobuki-cho, one of the "three major Yoseba (street day laborer market)" in Japan along with Sanya in Tokyo and Kamagasaki in Osaka, as a continuation of the Kotobuki Terakoya established by Sankichi Nomoto (Akihiko Kato). Toshiro Osawa's philosophy and practices at the Kotobuki Literacy School have been highly regarded as an excellent succession of Paulo Freire's philosophy. This paper reexamines the philosophy and practice of Osawa, focusing on his point about the importance of orality in the place of literacy learning.