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Record Nr.

UNINA9910552990303321

Autore

Edgar Amanda Nell <1981->

Titolo

Culturally speaking : the rhetoric of voice and identity in a mediated culture / / Amanda Nell Edgar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbus : , : The Ohio State University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

0-8142-7722-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 pages)

Collana

Intersectional rhetorics

Disciplina

783.043

Soggetti

Voice - Social aspects

Sound - Social aspects

Rhetoric - Social aspects

Rhetoric - Political aspects

Voice culture

Electronic books.0

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Speaking identities -- Singing in the key of identity: Adele and the vocal intimacy of the blues -- Voicing Uncle Tom: the resonance of the south in Morgan Freeman's films -- Sounding presidential: Saturday Night Live and the politics of impersonation -- Whitevoice 2.0: online speech and comedians of color -- Conclusion: A call to listen.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines racial and gendered dimensions of voice in American culture, showing how vocal sound helps to shape cultural power dynamics.