Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice, Fifth Edition
- ISBN-10
- 1478636009
- ISBN-13
- 9781478636007
- Series
- Rhetorical Criticism
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 486
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-07-18
- Publisher
- Waveland Press
- Author
- Sonja K. Foss
Description
Over multiple editions, this transformative text has taught the lively art of rhetorical criticism to thousands of students at more than 300 colleges and universities. Insights from classroom use enrich each new edition. With an unparalleled talent for distilling sophisticated rhetorical concepts and processes, Sonja Foss highlights ten methods of doing rhetorical criticism—the systematic investigation and explanation of symbolic acts and artifacts. Each chapter focuses on one method, its foundational theories, and the steps necessary to perform an analysis using that method. Foss provides instructions on how to write coherent, well-argued reports of analytical findings, which are then illustrated by sample essays. A chapter on feminist criticism features the disruption of conventional ideologies and practices. Storytelling in the digital world is a timely addition to the chapter on narrative criticism. Student essays now include analyses of the same artifact using multiple methods. A deep understanding of rhetorical criticism equips readers to become engaged and active participants in shaping the nature of the worlds in which we live.
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- 2018-12-07
- 246 pages
- Paperback
- Cognella Academic Publishing
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