This work is an in-depth analysis of the full breadth of Sojourner Truth's public discourse that places it in its proper historical context and explores the use of humor and narratives as primary rhetorical strategies used by this illiterate ex-slave to create a powerful public persona.
Examines Transcendentalism as a distinct rhetorical genre concerned primarily and self-consciously with questions of powerNathan Crick has crafted a new critical rhetorical history of American Transcendentalists that interprets a selection of their major works between the years 1821 and 1852 as political and ethical responses to the growing crises of their times.
In a world of ever-increasing medical technology, a study of the need for wisdom, truth, and public moral argumentIn this provocative and interdisciplinary work, Michael J.
An interdisciplinary examination of the strategies GLBTQ communities have used to advocate for political, social, and cultural changeQueerly Remembered investigates the ways in which gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) individuals and communities have increasingly turned to public tellings of their ostensibly shared pasts in order to advocate for political, social, and cultural change in the present.
A critical exploration of the ways public participation has transformed commemoration and civic engagement in the United StatesIn the last three decades ordinary Americans launched numerous grassroots commemorations and official historical institutions became more open to popular participation.
Rhetorical Touch argues for an understanding of touch as a rhetorical art by approaching the sense of touch through the kinds of bodies and minds that rhetorical history and theory have tended to exclude.
The rise of the media presidency through radio and television broadcasts has heightened the visibility and importance of presidential speeches in determining the effectiveness and popularity of the President of the United States.
A balanced, comprehensive guide to routine childhood vaccinations that offers parents the information they need to make the right choices for their child.
A guide to coping with fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome Reveals how to deal with each disorder and how treatments can interact or aggravate if more than one disorder is present Offers techniques to dispel the side effects created by these illnesses Fibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome are often seen as interchangeable conditions, a belief held even by many health care providers.
Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Literature surveys a large number of fictional languages, those created as part of a literary world, to present a multifaceted account of the literary phenomenon of glossopoesis (language invention).
A lively and accessible guide to understanding rhetoric by the world class English and Law professor and bestselling author of How to Write a Sentence.
The New York Times bestselling author examines how metaphors influence every aspect of our lives, from art to medicine, psychology to the stock market.
Most educators intuitively understand the critical relationship between thinking and writing: writing allows us to express what we think, but the very act of writing spurs a process of exploration that changes our thinking and helps us learn.
The tradition descending from Frege and Russell has typically treated theories of meaning either as theories of meanings (propositions expressed), or as theories of truth conditions.
The idea that the expression of radical beliefs is a predictor to future acts of political violence has been a central tenet of counter-extremism over the last two decades.
The idea that the expression of radical beliefs is a predictor to future acts of political violence has been a central tenet of counter-extremism over the last two decades.
A landmark volume that explores the interconnected nature of technologies and rhetorical practice Rhetorical Machines addresses new approaches to studying computational processes within the growing field of digital rhetoric.
This is the first book to address formulaic language directly and provide a foundation of knowledge for graduates and researchers in early stages of study of this important language phenomenon.
Vague words, like "e;tall,"e; "e;rich,"e; and "e;old,"e; lack clear boundaries of application: no clear line divides the tall people from the above average, or the old people from the middle-aged.
Against the backdrop of the polarized debate on the ethical significance of storytelling, Hanna Meretoja's The Ethics of Storytelling: Narrative Hermeneutics, History, and the Possible develops a nuanced framework for exploring the ethical complexity of the roles narratives play in our lives.
Against the backdrop of the polarized debate on the ethical significance of storytelling, Hanna Meretoja's The Ethics of Storytelling: Narrative Hermeneutics, History, and the Possible develops a nuanced framework for exploring the ethical complexity of the roles narratives play in our lives.
The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.
A Bird by Bird for the African-American market--A top-notch writer''s guide filled with practical guidance, essays, and journal exercises for the African-American writer including advice from E.
This volume provides a concise overview of the diachronic development of composite predicates (CPs) in Late Modern English, offering clearer evidence of ongoing language change using data less readily available in other corpora.
An impassioned case for argument's central role in human life, by one of America's most distinguished cultural critics "e;Perhaps more than any other commentary, Why Argument Matters illuminates the root causes of our partisan, venomous, irrational times-and yet somehow rescues from the morass the true nature of argument, its power and beauty.
