Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

A rhetorical analysis of Jefferson Davis's public discourse Numerous biographies of Jefferson Davis have been penned; however, until now, there had been no substantive analysis of his public discourse as president of the Confederacy.

Illustrates the ways that the "e;war on crime"e; became conjoined-aesthetically, politically, and rhetorically-with the emergence of gangsta rap as a lucrative and deeply controversial subgenre of hip-hop In The Mark of Criminality: Rhetoric, Race, and Gangsta Rap in the War-on-Crime Era, Bryan J.

A vital contribution to legal theory and media and civic discourse In the 1860s, northern newspapers attacked Abraham Lincoln's policies by attacking his character, using the terms "e;drunk,"e; "e;baboon,"e; "e;too slow,"e; "e;foolish,"e; and "e;dishonest.

Examines the origin, elements, and evolving significance of the "e;tides"e; in the discourse of Arthur M.

A discussion of the benefits and pitfalls of citizen science-scientific undertakings that make use of public participation and crowd-sourced data collection James Wynn's timely investigation highlights scientific studies grounded in publicly gathered data and probes the rhetoric these studies employ.

Critical studies of the prophetic voice that reshaped a nation.

A fascinating addition to rhetoric scholarship, Rhetoric, Through Everyday Things expands the scope of rhetorical situations beyond the familiar humanist triad of speaker-audience-purpose to an inclusive study of inanimate objects.

In The Politics of the Superficial: Visual Rhetoric and the Protocol of Display, Brett Ommen explores the increasing reliance on images as a mode of communication in contemporary life.

Reclaiming Southern history through the voices, memories, and experiences of African Americans.

Frames blood donation as a performance of civic identity closely linked to the meaning of citizenship In Banning Queer Blood, Jeffrey Bennett frames blood donation as a performance of civic identity closely linked to the meaning of citizenship.

Traces the communication strategies of various constituencies in a Chicago neighborhood, offering insights into the challenges that beset diverse urban populations and demonstrating persuasively rhetoric's power to illuminate and resolve charged conflicts Candice Rai's Democracy's Lot is an incisive exploration of the limitations and possibilities of democratic discourse for resolving conflicts in urban communities.

An excellent and lucid introduction to the study of political rhetoric The decade of the 1960s was a time of passionate politics and resounding rhetoric.

A groundbreaking collection that bridges linguistics and literature, offering powerful tools to uncover how language shapes meaning, identity, and power in literary texts.

The Everest Effect is an accessibly written cultural history of how nature, technology, and culture have worked together to turn Mount Everest into a powerful and ubiquitous physical measure of Western values.

In the past decade, the United States has rapidly deployed militarized drones in theaters of war for surveillance as well as targeted killing.

Examining how motherhood, consumption, and privilege shape identities in contemporary culture.

Winner of the: 2010 Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award, sponsored by National Communication Association 2007 James A.

2016 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE AND JANE JACOBS URBAN COMMUNICATION BOOK AWARD FINALIST Explores how the suburban imaginary, composed of the built environment and imaginative texts, functions as a resource for living out the "e;good life"e; Starting with the premise that suburban films, residential neighborhoods, chain restaurants, malls, and megachurches are compelling forms (topos) that shape and materialize the everyday lives of residents and visitors, Greg Dickinson's Suburban Dreams offers a rhetorically attuned critical analysis of contemporary American suburbs and the "e;good life"e; their residents pursue.

Exposing the politics of seeing: how documentary photographs confront inequality and reshape public understanding.

Gertrude Stein is recognized as an iconic and canonical literary modernist.

What has gone wrong with discourse and deliberation in the United States?

An examination of the rhetorical linkage of queer theory in the academy with street-level queer activism in the 1980s and early 1990s The late 1980s and early 1990s were a defining historical moment for both queer activism and queer theory in the United States.

Soapbox Rebellion, a new critical history of the free speech fights of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), illustrates how the lively and colorful soapbox culture of the "e;Wobblies"e; generated novel forms of class struggle.

A timely collection of essays by prominent scholars in the field-on the past, present, and future of rhetoric instruction.

Lacan in Public argues that Lacan's contributions to the theory of rhetoric are substantial and revolutionary and that rhetoric is, in fact, the central concern of Lacan's entire body of work.

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Since the cultural conflicts over the Vietnam War and civil rights protests, poets and poetry have consistently raised questions surrounding public address, social relations, friction between global policies and democratic institutions, and the interpretation of political events and ideas.

Explores the crucial role of rhetoric and oratory in creating and propagating a "e;Lost Cause"e; public memory of the American South Enduring Legacy explores the vital place of ceremonial oratory in the oral tradition in the South and analyses how rituals such as Confederate Memorial Day, Confederate veteran reunions, and dedication of Confederate monuments have contributed to creating and sustaining a Lost Cause paradigm for Southern identity.

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In recent years political, religious, and scientific communities have engaged in an ethical debate regarding the development of and research on embryonic stem cells.

Uncovering how secrecy, symbolism, and hidden meanings shape modern culture and communication.

Employing the trope of architecture, Jane Sutton envisions the relationship between women and rhetoric as a house: a structure erected in ancient Greece by men that, historically, has made room for women but has also denied them the authority and agency to speak from within.

An investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way.

A bold rethinking of public discourse, Public Modalities explores how people shape civic life through protest, media, and identity in an ever-evolving public sphere.

A sustained and rigorous consideration of the intersections of memory, place, and rhetoric Though we live in a time when memory seems to be losing its hold on communities, memory remains central to personal, communal, and national identities.

Friendship serves as a metaphor for citizenship and mirrors the individual's participation in civic life.

Reveals the full range of Kenneth Burke's contribution to the possibility of social change In Addressing Postmodernity, Barbara Biesecker examines the relationship between rhetoric and social change and the ways human beings transform social relations through the purposeful use of symbols.

A clear summary of contemporary rhetorical philosophy and its intersections with hermeneutics and critical theory This book describes the significance of rhetorical knowledge for law through detailed discussions of some of the most difficult legal issues facing courts today, including affirmative action, gay rights, and assisted suicide.

The rhetorical power of camp in American popular culture Making Camp examines the rhetoric and conventions of "e;camp"e; in contemporary popular culture and the ways it both subverts and is co-opted by mainstream ideology and discourse, especially as it pertains to issues of gender and sexuality.

An incisive critique of the corporatized university, tracing the entanglement of academic missions with economic, political, and cultural systems.

Video and computer games in their cultural contexts.

Die Auswirkungen der neuen pandemischen Realität fanden bereits in der Sprache ihren Niederschlag.

Appalachia faces overwhelming challenges that plague many rural areas across the country, including poorly funded schools, stagnant economic development, corrupt political systems, poverty, and drug abuse.

Appalachia faces overwhelming challenges that plague many rural areas across the country, including poorly funded schools, stagnant economic development, corrupt political systems, poverty, and drug abuse.

This book argues against the received view of propositional theory, according to which mental attitudes-such as believing, knowing, hoping, and wishing-are relations held between agents and propositions.

Historians of wilderness have shown that nature reserves are used ideologically in the construction of American national identity.

This is the first book-length study on how authors of color present themselves in public literary discourse.

This book offers an illuminating exploration into the complex world of political communication in South Korea from 2016 to 2021.

Exploring the universe of meaning and how it enables us to put thoughts and experiences into words.

In his exploration of word meaning, Walter Hirtle examines an important and controversial topic in lexical semantics: polysemy, the capacity of words to manifest a range of different meanings when employed in different contexts.

Guillaume's theory of psychomechanics views language as systematic and semiotic, with the use of verb forms governed by the meaning we want to express, which is embedded in the unconscious resources of one's native tongue rather than in rules.

Guillaume sees the word as the link between language as potential and as actual discourse.