Contemporary Rhetorical Theory

Author : John Louis Lucaites,Celeste Michelle Condit,Sally Caudill
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1572304014

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Contemporary Rhetorical Theory by John Louis Lucaites,Celeste Michelle Condit,Sally Caudill Pdf

This indispensable text brings together important essays on the themes, issues, and controversies that have shaped the development of rhetorical theory since the late 1960s. An extensive introduction and epilogue by the editors thoughtfully examine the current state of the field and its future directions, focusing in particular on how theorists are negotiating the tensions between modernist and postmodernist considerations. Each of the volume's eight main sections comprises a brief explanatory introduction, four to six essays selected for their enduring significance, and suggestions for further reading. Topics addressed include problems of defining rhetoric, the relationship between rhetoric and epistemology, the rhetorical situation, reason and public morality, the nature of the audience, the role of discourse in social change, rhetoric in the mass media, and challenges to rhetorical theory from the margins. An extensive subject index facilitates comparison of key concepts and principles across all of the essays featured.

Author : Celeste Michelle Condit
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781462526581

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Contemporary Rhetorical Theory, Second Edition by Celeste Michelle Condit Pdf

"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"--

Author : Richard Andrews
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136471865

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A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric by Richard Andrews Pdf

A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric describes, explains, and argues the overarching theory of contemporary rhetoric. This current view of rhetoric brings together themes in the communication arts, including political literary criticism; bi- and multi-lingualism; multimodality; framing as an artistic and sociological device for composition and interpretation; literacy in the digital age; and the division between fiction and ‘non-fiction’ in language/literature studies. Chapters explore the implications of rhetoric for particular aspects of the field. Discussions throughout the book provide illustrations that ground the material in practice. As an overarching theory in the communication arts, rhetoric is elegant as a theoretical solution and simple as a practical one. It asks such questions as who is speaking/writing/composing? to whom? why? what is being conveyed? and how is it being conveyed? 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. It provides the keynote theoretical guide for a generation of teachers, teacher educators and researchers in the fields of English as a subject; English as a second, foreign or additional language; and language study in general.

Author : Timothy Borchers,Heather Hundley
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781478637394

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Rhetorical Theory by Timothy Borchers,Heather Hundley Pdf

From the moment we begin to understand the meanings of words and symbols, we have used rhetoric. It is how we determine perceptions of who we are, those around us, and the social structure in which we operate. Rhetorical Theory, Second Edition introduces a broad selection of classical and contemporary theoretical approaches to understanding and using rhetoric. Historical context reveals why rhetorical theories were created, while present-day examples demonstrate how they relate to the world in which we live. Borchers and Hundley present conceptual topics in a succinct and approachable manner. The text is organized topically rather than chronologically, so similarities and differences are easily detected in central ideas. Each chapter is enhanced by the inclusion of theorist biographies, applications of theory to practice, and Internet exercises. The Second Edition expands coverage on mediated rhetoric, feminist rhetoric, alternative rhetorical theories including Afrocentricity and intersectionality, cultural and critical rhetoric, and postmodern implications of rhetoric.

Author : Ira Allen
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780822983422

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The Ethical Fantasy of Rhetorical Theory by Ira Allen Pdf

Despite its centrality to its field, there is no consensus regarding what rhetorical theory is and why it matters. The Ethical Fantasy of Rhetorical Theory presents a critical examination of rhetorical theory throughout history, in order to develop a unifying vision for the field. Demonstrating that theorists have always been skeptical of yet committed to "truth" (however fantastic), Ira Allen develops rigorous notions of truth and of a "troubled freedom" that spring from rhetoric’s depths. In a sweeping analysis from the sophists Aristotle, and Cicero through Kenneth Burke, Chaïm Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyceta, and contemporary scholars in English, communication, and rhetoric’s other disciplinary homes, Allen offers a novel definition of rhetorical theory: as the self-consciously ethical study of how humans and other symbolic animals negotiate constraints.

Author : Antonio de Velasco,John Angus Campbell,David Henry
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781628952735

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Rethinking Rhetorical Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy by Antonio de Velasco,John Angus Campbell,David Henry Pdf

What distinguishes the study of rhetoric from other pursuits in the liberal arts? From what realms of human existence and expression, of human history, does such study draw its defining character? What, in the end, should be the purposes of rhetorical inquiry? And amid so many competing accounts of discourse, power, and judgment in the contemporary world, how might scholars achieve these purposes through the attitudes and strategies that animate their work? Rethinking Rhetorical Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy: The Living Art of Michael C. Leff offers answers to these questions by introducing the central insights of one of the most innovative and prolific rhetoricians of the twentieth century, Michael C. Leff. This volume charts Leff ’s decades-long development as a scholar, revealing both the variety of topics and the approach that marked his oeuvre, as well as his long-standing critique of the disciplinary assumptions of classical, Hellenistic, renaissance, modern, and postmodern rhetoric. Rethinking Rhetorical Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy includes a synoptic introduction to the evolution of Leff ’s thought from his time as a graduate student in the late 1960s to his death in 2010, as well as specific commentary on twenty-four of his most illuminating essays and lectures.

Author : Sonja K. Foss,Karen A. Foss,Robert Trapp
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781478622154

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Contemporary Perspectives on Rhetoric by Sonja K. Foss,Karen A. Foss,Robert Trapp Pdf

The anniversary edition marks thirty years of offering an indispensable review and analysis of thinkers who have exerted a profound influence on contemporary rhetorical theory: I. A. Richards, Ernesto Grassi, Chaïm Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca, Stephen Toulmin, Richard Weaver, Kenneth Burke, Jürgen Habermas, bell hooks, Jean Baudrillard, and Michel Foucault. The brief biographical sketches locate the theorists in time and place, showing how life experiences influenced perspectives on rhetorical thought. The concise explanations of complex concepts are clear, engaging, insightful, and highly accessible, serving as an excellent primer for reading the major works of these scholars. The critical commentary is carefully chosen to highlight implications and to place the theories within a broader rhetorical context. Each chapter ends with a complete bibliography of works by the theorists.

Author : James A. Herrick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317347842

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The History and Theory of Rhetoric by James A. Herrick Pdf

The History and Theory of Rhetoric offers discussion of the history of rhetorical studies in the Western tradition, from ancient Greece to contemporary American and European theorists that is easily accessible to students. By tracing the historical progression of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists of the 5th Century B.C. all the way to contemporary studies–such as the rhetoric of science and feminist rhetoric–this comprehensive text helps students understand how persuasive public discourse performs essential social functions and shapes our daily worlds. Students gain conceptual framework for evaluating and practicing persuasive writing and speaking in a wide range of settings and in both written and visual media. Known for its clear writing style and contemporary examples throughout, The History and Theory of Rhetoric emphasizes the relevance of rhetoric to today's students.

Author : Richard L. Johannesen
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015005301026

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Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric by Richard L. Johannesen Pdf

Author : Andreea Deciu Ritivoi
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780809333608

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Paul Ricoeur by Andreea Deciu Ritivoi Pdf

This is the first book to systematically explore contemporary continental philosopher Paul Ricoeur's contribution to modem rhetorical theory. Andreea Deciu Ritivoi analyzes provocative test cases and investigates four topics central to the core vocabulary of the field-opinion, practical reasoning, commemoration, and solidarity. Her findings provide clarification on important problems and shed new light on troubling social and political issues. Placing Ricoeur's views in a larger intellectual context, Ritivoi identifies both the philosophical influences that have shaped them over the years and the correspondences with various relevant rhetorical theories. In doing so, she proves that a rhetorical enterprise refashioned with Ricoeur's help enables us to address questions that are crucially relevant to our time yet also grounded in the historical basis of the discipline.

Author : James Jasinski
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0761905049

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Sourcebook on Rhetoric by James Jasinski Pdf

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Author : Karen A. Foss,Robert Trapp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Rhetoric
ISBN : 1478615249

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Contemporary Perspectives on Rhetoric by Karen A. Foss,Robert Trapp Pdf

The anniversary edition marks thirty years of offering an indispensable review and analysis of thinkers who have exerted a profound influence on contemporary rhetorical theory: I.A. Richards, Ernesto Grassi, Chaïm Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca, Stephen Toulmin, Richard Weaver, Kenneth Burke, Jürgen Habermas, bell hooks, Jean Baudrillard, and Michel Foucault. The brief biographical sketches locate the theorists in time and place, showing how life experiences influenced perspectives on rhetorical thought. The concise explanations of complex concepts are clear, engaging, insightful, and highly accessible, serving as an excellent primer for reading the major works of these scholars. The critical commentary is carefully chosen to highlight implications and to place the theories within a broader rhetorical context. Each chapter ends with a complete bibliography of works by the theorists.

Author : Theresa Enos,Stuart Cameron Brown
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015043784233

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Professing the New Rhetorics by Theresa Enos,Stuart Cameron Brown Pdf

A Blair Press Book. A collection of key texts in twentieth-century rhetoric. The first section contains important theoretical readings from the founders of modern rhetoric; the second section provides influential commentaries on modern rhetorical theory.

Author : Mark J. Porrovecchio
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135167738

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Reengaging the Prospects of Rhetoric by Mark J. Porrovecchio Pdf

Reengaging the Prospects of Rhetoric reanimates the debate over the function and scope of rhetoric. Providing a contemporary response to the volume The Prospect of Rhetoric (1971), this volume reconceptualizes that classic work to address the challenges facing the study of rhetoric today. With contributions from today’s leading rhetorical scholars, Reengaging tje Prospects of Rhetoric offers "response" essays to each chapter of the original work. 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? How can the issues raised therein be profitably addressed in the future? These provocative engagements suggest that, while the study of rhetoric has gained much ground in the intervening decades, there is more work to be done to reestablish the primacy of rhetoric in contemporary society. This volume provides students and scholars of rhetoric with a strong foundation in the issues that have shaped contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism. It offers them an accessible introduction to the challenges facing future iterations of rhetorical theory and criticism. As a standalone text or a supplemental resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in the history, theory, and criticism of rhetoric or contemporary rhetorical theory, it will help to shape rhetoric’s future role in communication studies and will foster interdisciplinary dialogues about the topic.

Author : Heidi A. McKee,James E. Porter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351770767

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Professional Communication and Network Interaction by Heidi A. McKee,James E. Porter Pdf

Digital technologies and social media have changed the processes, products, and interactions of professional communication, reshaping how, when, with whom, and where business professionals communicate. This book examines these changes by asking: How does rhetorical theory need to adapt and develop to address the changing practices of professional communication? Drawing from classical and contemporary rhetorical theory and from in-depth interviews with business professionals, the authors present a case-based approach for exploring the changing landscape of professional communication. The book develops a rhetorical theory based on networked interaction and rhetorical ethics: seeing professional communication as involving new kinds of networked interactions that require an integrated view of rhetoric and ethics. The book applies this frame to a variety of communication cases involving, for example, employee missteps on social media, corporate-consumer interactions, and the developing use of artificial intelligence agents (AI bots) to handle online communication.