RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric – serie
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Sound Tactics
Auditory Power in Political Protests
Häftad, 2025
349 kr
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From call-and-response chants to the noise of pots and pans, protests are often defined by their sounds. In this book, Justin Eckstein argues that this is not merely the result of catchy slogans; it is due to sound’s ability to hold those in power accountable. Sound Tactics highlights how, in a …
Ableist Rhetoric
How We Know, Value, and See Disability
Inbunden, 2019
461 kr
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Ableism, a form of discrimination that elevates “able” bodies over those perceived as less capable, remains one of the most widespread areas of systematic and explicit discrimination in Western culture. Yet in contrast to the substantial body of scholarly work on racism, sexism, classism, and …
Sign of Pathology
U.S. Medical Rhetoric on Abortion, 1800s–1960s
Inbunden, 2015
887 kr
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Much of the political polarization that grips the United States is rooted in the so-called culture wars, and no topic defines this conflict better than the often contentious and sometimes violent debate over abortion rights. In Sign of Pathology, Nathan Stormer reframes our understanding of this …
Sign of Pathology
U.S. Medical Rhetoric on Abortion, 1800s–1960s
Häftad, 2015
524 kr
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Much of the political polarization that grips the United States is rooted in the so-called culture wars, and no topic defines this conflict better than the often contentious and sometimes violent debate over abortion rights. In Sign of Pathology, Nathan Stormer reframes our understanding of this …
Rhetorical Style and Bourgeois Virtue
Capitalism and Civil Society in the British Enlightenment
Inbunden, 2015
453 kr
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During the British Enlightenment, the correlation between effective communication and moral excellence was undisputed—so much so that rhetoric was taught as a means of instilling desirable values in students. In Rhetorical Style and Bourgeois Virtue, Mark Garrett Longaker explores the connections …
Infertility
Tracing the History of a Transformative Term
Häftad, 2016
389 kr
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This book explores the arguments, appeals, and narratives that have defined the meaning of infertility in the modern history of the United States and Europe. Throughout the last century, the inability of women to conceive children has been explained by discrepant views: that women are individually …
Rhetoric’s Pragmatism
Essays in Rhetorical Hermeneutics
Inbunden, 2017
1507 kr
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For over thirty years, Steven Mailloux has championed and advanced the field of rhetorical hermeneutics, a historically and theoretically informed approach to textual interpretation. This volume collects fourteen of his most recent influential essays on the methodology, plus an interview.Following …
Rhetoric’s Pragmatism
Essays in Rhetorical Hermeneutics
Häftad, 2017
389 kr
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For over thirty years, Steven Mailloux has championed and advanced the field of rhetorical hermeneutics, a historically and theoretically informed approach to textual interpretation. This volume collects fourteen of his most recent influential essays on the methodology, plus an interview.Following …
Museum Rhetoric
Building Civic Identity in National Spaces
Inbunden, 2017
887 kr
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In today’s diverse societies, museums are the primary institutions within the public sphere in which individuals can both engage critical thought and celebrate community. This volume uses the lens of rhetoric to explore the role these societal repositories play in establishing and altering cultural …
Museum Rhetoric
Building Civic Identity in National Spaces
Häftad, 2018
476 kr
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In today’s diverse societies, museums are the primary institutions within the public sphere in which individuals can both engage critical thought and celebrate community. This volume uses the lens of rhetoric to explore the role these societal repositories play in establishing and altering cultural …
Kenneth Burke + The Posthuman
Av Chris Mays, Nathaniel A. Rivers m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1507 kr
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While rhetoric as a discipline is firmly planted in humanism and anthropology, posthumanism seeks to leave the human behind. This highly original examination of Kenneth Burke’s thought grapples with these ostensibly contradictory concepts as opportunities for invention, revision, and, importantly, …
Kenneth Burke + The Posthuman
Av Chris Mays, Nathaniel A. Rivers m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
453 kr
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While rhetoric as a discipline is firmly planted in humanism and anthropology, posthumanism seeks to leave the human behind. This highly original examination of Kenneth Burke’s thought grapples with these ostensibly contradictory concepts as opportunities for invention, revision, and, importantly, …
From Hysteria to Hormones
A Rhetorical History
Av Amy Koerber
Inbunden, 2018
1258 kr
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In From Hysteria to Hormones, Amy Koerber examines the rhetorical activity that preceded the early twentieth-century emergence of the word hormone and the impact of this word on expert understandings of women’s health.Shortly after Ernest Henry Starling coined the term “hormone” in 1905, hormones …
Reimagining Advocacy
Rhetorical Education in the Legal Clinic
Inbunden, 2018
1075 kr
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Domestic violence accounts for approximately one-fifth of all violent crime in the United States and is among the most difficult issues confronting professionals in the legal and criminal justice systems. In this volume, Elizabeth Britt argues that learning embodied advocacy—a practice that results …
Advocating Weapons, War, and Terrorism
Technological and Rhetorical Paradox
Inbunden, 2018
987 kr
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Technē’s Paradox—a frequent theme in science fiction—is the commonplace belief that technology has both the potential to annihilate humanity and to preserve it. Advocating Weapons, War, and Terrorism looks at how this paradox applies to some of the most dangerous of technologies: population bombs, …
Advocating Weapons, War, and Terrorism
Technological and Rhetorical Paradox
Häftad, 2019
440 kr
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Technē’s Paradox—a frequent theme in science fiction—is the commonplace belief that technology has both the potential to annihilate humanity and to preserve it. Advocating Weapons, War, and Terrorism looks at how this paradox applies to some of the most dangerous of technologies: population bombs, …
Being at Genetic Risk
Toward a Rhetoric of Care
Av Kelly Pender
Häftad, 2022
394 kr
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Rhetorics of choice have dominated the biosocial discourses surrounding BRCA risk for decades, telling women at genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancers that they are free to choose how (and whether) to deal with their risk. Critics argue that women at genetic risk are, in fact, not free to …
Robert Burton’s Rhetoric
An Anatomy of Early Modern Knowledge
Av Susan Wells
Häftad, 2021
394 kr
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Published in five editions between 1621 and 1651, The Anatomy of Melancholy marks a unique moment in the development of disciplines, when fields of knowledge were distinct but not yet restrictive. In Robert Burton’s Rhetoric, Susan Wells analyzes the Anatomy, demonstrating how its early modern …
Robert Burton’s Rhetoric
An Anatomy of Early Modern Knowledge
Av Susan Wells
Inbunden, 2019
1075 kr
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Published in five editions between 1621 and 1651, The Anatomy of Melancholy marks a unique moment in the development of disciplines, when fields of knowledge were distinct but not yet restrictive. In Robert Burton’s Rhetoric, Susan Wells analyzes the Anatomy, demonstrating how its early modern …
Ableist Rhetoric
How We Know, Value, and See Disability
Häftad, 2020
383 kr
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Ableism, a form of discrimination that elevates “able” bodies over those perceived as less capable, remains one of the most widespread areas of systematic and explicit discrimination in Western culture. Yet in contrast to the substantial body of scholarly work on racism, sexism, classism, and …
Democracy as Fetish
Inbunden, 2019
1628 kr
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Democracy has long been fetishized. Consequently, how we speak about democracy and what we expect from democratic governance are at odds with practice. With unflinching resolve, this book probes the theory of democracy and how the left and right are fascinated by it.In this innovative …
Democracy as Fetish
Häftad, 2019
440 kr
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Democracy has long been fetishized. Consequently, how we speak about democracy and what we expect from democratic governance are at odds with practice. With unflinching resolve, this book probes the theory of democracy and how the left and right are fascinated by it.In this innovative …
Stripped
Reading the Erotic Body
Inbunden, 2020
1676 kr
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Stripped examines the ways in which erotic bodies communicate in performance and as cultural figures. Focusing on symbols independent of language, Maggie M. Werner explores the signs and signals of erotic dance, audience responses to these codes, and how this exchange creates embodied …
Stripped
Reading the Erotic Body
Häftad, 2020
394 kr
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Stripped examines the ways in which erotic bodies communicate in performance and as cultural figures. Focusing on symbols independent of language, Maggie M. Werner explores the signs and signals of erotic dance, audience responses to these codes, and how this exchange creates embodied …
Rhetoric, Inc.
Ford’s Filmmaking and the Rise of Corporatism
Inbunden, 2020
676 kr
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In 1914, the Ford Motor Company opened its Motion Picture Laboratory, an in-house operation that produced motion pictures to educate its workforce and promote its products. Just six years later, Ford films had found their way into schools and newsreels, travelogues, and even feature films in …
Rhetoric, Inc.
Ford’s Filmmaking and the Rise of Corporatism
Häftad, 2022
418 kr
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In 1914, the Ford Motor Company opened its Motion Picture Laboratory, an in-house operation that produced motion pictures to educate its workforce and promote its products. Just six years later, Ford films had found their way into schools and newsreels, travelogues, and even feature films in …
Arguing with Numbers
The Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics
Av James Wynn, G. Mitchell Reyes
Inbunden, 2021
1032 kr
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As discrete fields of inquiry, rhetoric and mathematics have long been considered antithetical to each other. That is, if mathematics explains or describes the phenomena it studies with certainty, persuasion is not needed. This volume calls into question the view that mathematics is free of …
Arguing with Numbers
The Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics
Av James Wynn, G. Mitchell Reyes
Häftad, 2022
462 kr
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As discrete fields of inquiry, rhetoric and mathematics have long been considered antithetical to each other. That is, if mathematics explains or describes the phenomena it studies with certainty, persuasion is not needed. This volume calls into question the view that mathematics is free of …
On Expertise
Cultivating Character, Goodwill, and Practical Wisdom
Inbunden, 2022
1431 kr
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There is a deep distrust of experts in America today. Influenced by populist politics, many question or downright ignore the recommendations of scientists, scholars, and others with specialized training. It appears that expertise, a critical component of democratic life, no longer appeals to wide …
On Expertise
Cultivating Character, Goodwill, and Practical Wisdom
Häftad, 2022
349 kr
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There is a deep distrust of experts in America today. Influenced by populist politics, many question or downright ignore the recommendations of scientists, scholars, and others with specialized training. It appears that expertise, a critical component of democratic life, no longer appeals to wide …
