This book redefines our understanding of theory, criticism and pedagogy with the vocabulary of neo-pragmatism. When human knowledge becomes historicized and socialized, the distinctions between our public, academic and instructional personae fade. In place of such traditional personae, a new identity is encouraged for scholars in the field of communication. The book successfully argues that rhetorical scholars can assume a cultural importance in life.

"Social Justice and Communication Scholarship" explores the role of communication in framing and contributing to issues of social justice. This collection, a first on the subject of communication and social justice, investigates the theoretical and practical ways in which communication scholarship can enable inclusive and equitable communities within American society. It analyzes ways in which to construct communities that protect individual freedom while ensuring equality and dignity to everyone.
 
In this unique anthology, Swartz brings together both senior scholars and junior...

"Social Justice and Communication Scholarship" explores the role of communication in framing and contributing to issues of social justice. This collection, a first on the subject of communication and social justice, investigates the theoretical and practical ways in which communication scholarship can enable inclusive and equitable communities within American society. It analyzes ways in which to construct communities that protect individual freedom while ensuring equality and dignity to everyone.
 
In this unique anthology, Swartz brings together both senior scholars and junior...

Through careful analysis of Jack Kerouac s "On the Road," Omar Swartz argues that Kerouac s influence on American society is largely rhetorical. Kerouac s significance as a cultural icon can be best understood, Swartz asserts, in terms of traditional rhetorical practices and principles.To Swartz, Kerouac is a rhetor who symbolically reconstructs his world and offers arguments and encouragements for others to follow.Swartz proposes that "On the Road "constitutes a rhetorical vision, a reality-defining discourse suggesting alternative possibilities for growth and change. Swartz asserts that the...

Through careful analysis of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, Omar Swartz argues that Kerouac's influence on American society is largely rhetorical. Kerouac's significance as a cultural icon can be best understood, Swartz asserts, in terms of traditional rhetorical practices and principles. To Swartz, Kerouac is a rhetor who symbolically reconstructs his world and offers arguments and encouragements for others to follow. Swartz proposes that On the Road constitutes a rhetorical vision, a reality-defining discourse suggesting alternative possibilities for growth and change. Swartz asserts that the...

In exploring how John Dewey s notion of a -creative democracy- can be cultivated and advanced through a heightened awareness of the ways in which communication shapes individuals and society, this book helps scholars, activists, and citizens to rethink commonly accepted notions of community in order to imagine new possibilities for social, political, and economic organization in short, new ways of imagining solidarity and citizenship with others, especially those who languish outside the range of our moral radar."

In social movements, what propels us? This is a fundamental consideration when undertaking direct action. The authors in this collection show us the depth of political commitments for individuals and societies. Political commitments should begin with ethical considerations, hopefully, cultivating love. To begin, Omar Swartz problematizes everyday assumptions about our humanity in "Cultivating Our Humanity: Moral Imagination, Moral Intelligence, and Love." Then Shayda Kafai takes us through the good/bad dichotomy of suicide and despair by analyzing the impact of Dese'Rae L. Stage's project...