Rhetorical Feminism and This Thing Called Hope
Rhetorical Feminism and This Thing Called Hope
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30 August, 2018
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Glenn’s rhetorical feminism offers an alternative to hegemonic rhetorical histories, theories, and practices articulated in Western culture. This alternative theory engages, addresses, and supports feminist rhetorical practices that include openness, authentic dialogue and deliberation, interrogation of the status quo, collaboration, respect, and progress. Rhetorical feminists establish greater representation and inclusivity of everyday rhetors, disidentification with traditional rhetorical practices, and greater appreciation for alternative means of delivery, including silence and listening. These tenets are supported by a cogent reconceptualization of the traditional rhetorical appeals, situating logos alongside dialogue and understanding, ethos alongside experience, and pathos alongside valued emotion.
Threaded throughout the book are discussions of the key features of rhetorical feminism that can be used to negotiate cross-boundary mis/understandings, inform rhetorical theories, advance feminist rhetorical research methods and methodologies, and energize feminist practices within the university. Glenn discusses the power of rhetorical feminism when applied in classrooms, the specific ways it inspires and sustains mentoring, and the ways it supports administrators, especially directors of writing programs. Thus, the innovative theory of rhetorical feminism—a theory rich with tactics and potentially broad applications—opens up a new field of research, theory, and practice at the intersection of rhetoric and feminism.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780809336944 |
| ISBN10 | 0809336944 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 482 g |
| Product Dimensions | 152 x 229 x 17 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Format | paperback |
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Glenn's thoroughly researched work on feminism and rhetoric crystalizes issues, resolves many theoretical incompatibilities, provides a spectrum of methodologies for analysis and criticism, and offers an emotionally elegant plea of hope for the future of rhetorical feminism. Without question, the most coherent, thorough, and insightful treatment of the subject that I have read. --Richard Leo Enos, author of Greek Rhetoric before Aristotle
Cheryl Glenn's latest opus is a book rhetoricians engaged in public life have been waiting for, a work by a distinguished scholar anchored in both rhetoric and feminism. In eight eloquent chapters Glenn develops a compelling argument for moving rhetorical feminism from highbrow scholarship into its larger transformative virtue, or 'hope.' This is engaged scholarship at its most luminous and destined to be a reference work for many years to come. --Philippe-Joseph Salazar, author of Words Are Weapons: Inside ISIS's Rhetoric of Terror
Rhetorical Feminism and This Thing Called Hope serves two important functions: it provides readers a historical account of how the field of feminist rhetoric emerged within rhetoric and composition studies; it also provides a new concept and theory, rhetorical feminism, which Glenn offers as a means for working toward 'equality, social justice, coalition across differences, inclusion, representation, and ever-developing rhetorical effectiveness.' --Krista Ratcliffe, coeditor of Rhetorics of Whiteness: Postracial Hauntings in Popular Culture, Social Media, and Education
When you open the pages of Rhetorical Feminism and This Thing Called Hope you are in for an invigorating ride. From Glenn's meticulous overview of the relationship between feminism and rhetoric to her framework for and exploration of what she identifies as rhetorical feminism, to her transformative discussion of methods and methodologies, to her wise (and often witty) advice about teaching, mentoring, and administering--this book speaks eloquently and passionately to the work we must do to inhabit and perform rhetorical feminism. Best of all, it gives reasons to trust in this thing called hope. --Andrea A. Lunsford, author of EasyWriter
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Author's Bio
Cheryl Glenn is Distinguished Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University and Director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. Her many scholarly publications include Rhetorical Education in America; Unspoken: A Rhetoric of Silence (SIU Press); Silence and Listening as Rhetorical Arts (SIU Press); and Landmark Essays in Rhetoric and Feminism.