Language Arts & Disciplines : Rhetoric

For centuries declamation was a staple of education and cultured literary life in the Roman world. This book radically re-evaluates the genre, its social import, and its place in the history of the Western self. It will interest specialists in classics, rhetoric, queer studies, and psychoanalytic literary criticism. more...

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Fifteen new essays on the history and theory of rhetoric, the art of composition, discourse education over history, academic writing programs, ethics and language, rhetoric and literature, the evangelical movement and American advertising, etc.. A fitting tribute to the distinguished career of James L Kinneavy, author of A Theory of Discourse and The Greek Rhetorical Origins of Christian Faith. more...

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In a landmark collaboration, five co-authors develop a theme of ordinary disruptions ("the everyday") as a source of provocative learning moments that can liberate both student writers and writing center staff. At the same time, the authors parlay Etienne Wenger’s concept of "community of practice" into an ethos of a dynamic, learner-centered pedagogy that is especially well-suited to the peculiar teaching situation of the writing center. They push themselves and their field toward deeper, more significant research, more self-conscious teaching. more...

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The author accounts for South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy from a rhetorical perspective. Based on an exhaustive analysis of hundreds of public statements made by South Africa's leaders from 1985 to the present, Moriarty shows how key constructions of the political scene paved the way for negotiations, elections, and national reconciliation. These rhetorical changes moved South Africa out of the realm of violent conflict and into one of rhetorical conflict, a democratic space in which the country could resolve its problems at the negotiating table and in the ballot box. more...

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Shows how a rhetorical tradition was transformed into a textual one and ends with a discussion of the relationship between discourse and society. more...

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