Activism and Rhetoric: Theories and Contexts for Political Engagement

ISBN-13: 9781138501706 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 246 str.

Jonghwa Lee; Seth Kahn

Opis

The second edition of this formative collection offers analysis of the work rhetoric plays in the principles and practices of today’s culture of democratic activism.

Spis treści

Introduction Part 1: Activism Where We Work 1. Borders of Engagement: Rethinking Scholarship, Activism, and the Academy 2. Rhetorical Activism: Responsibility in the Ivory Tower 3. Reclaiming (Teaching) the "A" Word (Activism) 4. A Time to Remember: Rhetorical Pedagogy, Commemoration, and Activism Part 2: Voices from the Margin(alized) 5. Alt-Country Rhetorics: Relearning (Trans) Activism in Rural Indiana 6. Recognizing and Saving Black Lives, Recognizing and Saving Palestinian Lives: The Power of Transnational Rhetorics in Locating the Commonality of Liberation Struggles 7. Gadugi: Where the Fire Burns (Still) 8. Memory War: Activist Rhetoric for Historical Justice Part 3: Modalities and Audiences 9. Raging Media: Investing in an Infrastructure for Resistance 10. A Conservative Professorial Pundit in Liberal Surroundings: An Uneven Odyssey Projected through 2020 11. ON STRIKE! A Rhetorician’s Guide to Solidarity-Building 12. Affect and Activism in the Rhetorical Context of the Post-Truth Era Part 4: Re-Theorizing Activist Rhetoric 13. Speaking the Power of Truth: Rhetoric and Action for Our Times 14. Tradition and Transformation in Jane Addams’s New Federalism: Creating Community Sphere by Empowering Municipalities 15. The Work of a Middle-Class Activist: Stuck in History 16. Social Justice Activists, Environmental Fatigue, and the Restorative Practices of Doing "The Work That Reconnects" 17. [Still] The Only Conceivable Thing to Do: Reflections on Academics and Activism  Afterword