Readings on the Rhetoric of Social Protest, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Morris III, Charles E.; Browne, Stephen Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189113616X ISBN 13: 9781891136160

Publisher: Strata Pub Co, 2006

Synopsis

Readings on the Rhetoric of Social Protest includes thirty-five of the most significant essays from the literature. From groundbreaking theoretical works to very recent case studies, the selections reveal the evolution of a dynamic scholarship--its theoretical foundations, the debates that shape further inquiry, the critical studies that illustrate key theoretical positions. Drawing on a wide range of movements, these essays show people attempting to reform society from within. They also argue for a communication-based theory of social protest, exploring language choices and other rhetorical strategies that create leaders, inspire followers, confront power, and attract public support and sympathy--or that silence dissent, suppress uprising, or discredit protesters.

The new edition reflects current issues in and perspectives on the rhetoric of social movements, as well as a wider range of historical and contemporary social movements. A revised organization highlights conceptual themes across movements and scholarship.

Substantive introductions to the each chapter highlight key points, vital connections, and recurring conflicts. A selected bibliography--expanded in this edition--helps students launch their own research on social movements.

The first edition of this book was reviewed in Rhetoric and Public Affairs and The Review of Communication.

About this title

About the Author

Charles E. Morris III is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Boston College, where he teaches courses in rhetorical criticism, the history of American public address, public memory, and social protest rhetoric. He has a B.A. from Boston College. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University. He is the editor of the forthcoming volume Queering Public Address, and his work has appeared in the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Free Speech Yearbook, and Women’s Studies in Communication. Professor Morris received the National Communication Association’s Karl Wallace Memorial Award and Golden Anniversary Monograph Award.

Stephen H. Browne is Professor of Speech Communication at The Pennsylvania State University, where he teaches courses in rhetorical theory and criticism. He received his B.S. from the University of Oregon, his M.A. from Colorado State University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of Edmund Burke and the Discourse of Virtue (1993), Angelina Grimké: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination (1999), and Jefferson’s Call for Nationhood: The First Inaugural Address 2003). He has published more than thirty essays in the history and criticism of rhetoric in the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Communication Monographs, Rhetoric and Public Affairs, and other journals. Professor Browne received the National Communication Association’s Diamond Anniversary Book Award and the Karl Wallace Memorial Award.

From the Back Cover

COMMENTS FROM PROFESSORS

"It brings together, in one convenient place, some of the most important scholarship on the rhetoric of social movements, historical and contemporary, classic essays and cutting-edge criticism."

James Darsey Georgia State University

"Morris and Browne have gathered the best collection of essays on principles of theory and rhetoric of social movements that I have seen."

Sandra J. Sarkela State University of New York at Potsdam

"The quality of the scholarship and the areas covered in the book are outstanding."

Kathryn A. Wiss Western Connecticut State University

"I do value the contribution this book makes . . . . The collection of theory essays [in Section I] remains a strength of the book."

Beth S. Bennett University of Alabama

"[Section II] offers a fine cross section of critical essays, providing a student with the sense of the diversity of topics and approaches that can be taken in the rhetorical study of social movements."

Becky Michele Mulvaney Florida Atlantic University

It is a ready-made source for many of the classic and most important scholarly essays in the area. Indeed, it is the best such anthology available."

Randall A. Lake University of Southern California

COMMENTS ON THE FIRST EDITION

"[This book] is an excellent idea. There is a real need for such a volume."

Richard J. Jensen University of Nevada, Las Vegas

"It collects for the first time in one place the key writings and debates in the communication field on social movements. It provides a balance of theory with case studies."

Dana L. Cloud The University of Texas at Austin

"In this field, the important work in social movements is now being done through case studies. This makes the last section especially important. The choices in this section are fine examples of criticism."

Bonnie J. Dow The University of Georgia

"The book [has a] specific and realistic discussion about movement theory and criticism drawn directly from the field."

Molly Mayhead Western Oregon University

"Articles selected for the text clearly offer a wide range of rhetorical perspectives through each major section. I was [also] impressed with the selection of readings for the competing and critical sections. I would adopt the proposed text as a required text for my course. It includes many of the essays I now require graduate and undergraduate students to read and critique."

Ronald Stephens University of Nebraska, Lincoln

"I believe this text will ultimately be adopted as a required text for many social movements courses."

Steven R. Goldzwig Marquette University

Edition details

• Publisher: Strata Pub Co
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 189113616X
• ISBN 13: 9781891136160
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 559