Contemporary Rhetorical Theory, Second Edition: A Reader

Synopsis

An Indispensable Sourcebook--now Revised And Expanded For The Digital Age--this Volume Showcases Some Of The Most Important Work By Contemporary Rhetorical Theorists. The Introduction And Section Openers Frame Major Problems And Questions Facing The Field. Topics Include The Epistemological Status Of Rhetoric, How Rhetorical Address Shapes Public Responses To Social And Political Controversies, The Shifting Contexts Of Public Communication, How Theorists Have Negotiated The Tensions Between Modernist And Postmodernist Considerations, Mass Media, And The Relationship Between Rhetoric And Traditionally Marginalized Groups. A Wide Range Of Voices From The 1970s To Today Are Represented, Including Both Classic Essays And Alternative Approaches Extending Beyond The Traditional Borders Of Communication Studies. New To This Edition *reflects Nearly Two Decades Of Major Changes In Rhetorical Theory And Practice. *includes 17 New Articles And New Sections On Publics And Counterpublics, Rhetorical Personae, And Problems Of Political Change. *addresses The Sweeping Impact Of The Internet And Digital Media On The Nature Of Public Discourse. *shows The Relevance Of Rhetorical Theory For Understanding Current Social Issues, Such As The Black Lives Matter Movement. *fully Revised Introduction, Section Openers, And Epilogue By The Editors.-- 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. We Contextualize The Interests And Concerns Of Contemporary Rhetorical Theorists Both Historically And Conceptually As They Have Manifested Themselves Over The Past Fifty-some Years-- Introduction /mark J. Porrovecchio & Celeste Michelle Condit -- I. What Can A Rhetoric Be? -- Toward A Sophistic Definition Of Rhetoric / John Poulakos -- Status, Marginality, And Rhetorical Theory / Robert Hariman -- The Habitation Of Rhetoric / Michael Leff -- Text, Context, And The Fragmentation Of Contemporary Culture / Michael Calvin Mcgee -- Practicing The Arts Of Rhetoric: Tradition And Invention / Thomas Farrell -- Beyond Persuasion: A Proposal For An Invitational Rhetoric / Sonja K. Foss & Cindy L. Griffin -- Digital Rhetoric: Toward An Integrated Theory / James P. Zappen -- Ii. Rhetoric And Epistemology -- On Viewing Rhetoric As Epistemic / Robert L. Scott -- Knowledge, Consensus, And Rhetorical Theory / Thomas Farrell -- Rhetorical Perspectivism / Richard A. Cherwitz & James W. Hikins -- Rhetoric And Its Double: Reflections Of The Rhetorical Turn In The Human Sciences / Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar -- What Do You Mean / Rhetoric Is Epistemic? / William D. Harpine --^ Iii. The Evolution Of The Rhetorical Situation -- The Rhetorical Situation / Lloyd F. Bitzer -- The Myth Of The Rhetorical Situation / Richard E. Vatz -- Rethinking The Rhetorical Situation From Within The Thematic Of Différance / Barbara A. Biesecker -- Unframing Models Of Public Distribution: From Rhetorical Situation To Rhetorical Ecologies / Jenny Edbauer -- Iv. Perspectives On Publics -- The Personal, Technical, And Public Spheres Of Argument: A Speculative Inquiry In The Art Of Public Deliberation / G. Thomas Goodnight -- Narration As Human Communication Paradigm: The Case Of Public Moral Argument / Walter R. Fisher -- Crafting Virtue: The Rhetorical Construction Of Public Morality / Celeste Michelle Condit -- The Polis As Rhetorical Community / Carolyn R. Miller -- Publics And Counterpublics (abbreviated Version) / Michael Warner -- Public Identity And Collective Memory In U.s. Iconic Photography: The Image Of Accidental Napalm / Robert Hariman & John Louis Lucaites --^ V. The Persistence Of Persona(e) In Rhetorical Theory -- The Second Persona / Edwin Black -- The Third Persona: An Ideological Turn In Rhetorical Theory / Philip Wander -- The Null Persona: Race And The Rhetoric Of Silence In The Uprising Of '34 / Dana L. Cloud -- Pink Herring And The Fourth Persona: J. Edgar Hoover's Sex Crime Panic / Charles E. Morris Iii -- Vi. Rhetoric And The Problems Of Political Change -- The Rhetoric Of Women's Liberation: An Oxymoron / Karlyn Kohrs Campbell -- The Ideograph: A Link Between Rhetoric And Ideology / Michael Calvin Mcgee -- Constitutive Rhetoric: The Case Of The Peuple Québécois / Maurice Charland -- Critical Rhetoric: Theory And Praxis / Raymie E. Mckerrow -- Critical Rhetoric As Political Discourse / John M. Murphy -- Imagining In The Public Sphere / Robert Asen -- Vii. Rhetoric And The Mass Media -- Burke's Representative Anecdote As A Method In Media Criticism / Barry Brummett --^ The Rhetorical Limits Of Polysemy / Celeste Michelle Condit -- Pranking Rhetoric: “culture Jamming” As Media Activism / Christine Harold -- A Virtual Death And A Real Dilemma: Identity, Trust, And Community In Cyberspace / John W. Jordan -- An Epideictic Dimension Of Symbolic Violence In Disney’s Beauty And The Beast: Inter-generational Lessons In Romanticizing And Tolerating Intimate Partner Violence / Kathryn M. Olson -- Viii. Alternatives To The Rhetorical Tradition -- Cultures Of Discourse: Marxism And Rhetorical Theory / James Arnt Aune -- Disciplining The Feminine / Carole Blair, Julie R. Brown & Leslie A. Baxter. Postcolonial Interventions In The Rhetorical Canon: An Other View, Raka Shome Refiguring Fantasy: Imagination And Its Decline In U.s. Rhetorical Studies, Joshua Gunn Pure Persuasion: A Case Study Of Nüshu Or Women's Script Discourses, Lin-lee Lee Epilogue: Contributions From Rhetorical Theory, Mark J. Porrovecchio & Celeste Michelle Condit. Edited By Mark J. Porrovecchio, Celeste Michelle Condit. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.