Providing fully developed rhetorical theories from feminist perspectives, this book offers coherent, systematic overviews of complex, large bodies of work and ideas relevant to rhetoric and communication. The book presents...
... but nonetheless very useful , collection of bibliographical review essays on the history of rhetoric are contained in Winifred Bryan Horner , ed . , The Present State of Scholarship in Historical and Contemporary Rhetoric ( Columbia ...
"Our purpose here is to provide a brief introduction to the contemporary issues and concerns that have animated the work of rhetorical theorists since the late 1960s, a time of great social, political, and intellectual change.
Acknowledging the dirth of recent works addressing the theory of rhetoric, this book aims to fill the existing theoretical gap and at the same time move the field of language/literature studies forward into new territory.
... Rhetoric of Perelman, Johnstone, and Natanson,” Southern Speech Communication Journal 38 (Fall 1972): 39–50; Lisa S. Ede, “Rhetoric vs. ... 29 McCarthy in editor's introduction to The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity, ed.
Each scholar uses his/her essay as a forum in which to address three questions: As a historical document, why is this essay important? In terms of contemporary theory and/or practice, what is the significance of the essay?
Readings in Contemporary Rhetoric
Readings in Feminist Rhetorical Theory features and pays homage to the work of nine influential theorists: Cheris Kramarae, bell hooks, Gloria Anzaldúa, Mary Daly, Starhawk, Paula Gunn Allen, Trinh T....
In addition to covering traditional modes of rhetorical criticism, the volume presents less commonly discussed rhetorical perspectives, exposing students to a wide cross-section of techniques.
Offers a revised understanding of human subjectivity that avoids the extremes of both traditional humanism and cultural relativism.“Acknowledging the importance of the ‘middle voice’ of rhetoric is a worthwhile endeavor.