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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785773503321

Autore

Ryder Phyllis Mentzell <1963->

Titolo

Rhetorics for community action [[electronic resource] ] : public writing and writing publics / / Phyllis Mentzell Ryder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011

ISBN

1-283-59929-5

9786613911742

0-7391-3768-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Collana

Cultural Studies/Pedagogy/Activism

Disciplina

808.066361

Soggetti

Communication in politics

Rhetoric - Political aspects

Rhetoric - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Publics Worth Studying; Chapter 3: Public Writing with Community Organizations; Chapter 4: The Public of Traditional Media: Circulating Deliberative Conversations; Chapter 5: Counterpublics: Beyond Deliberative Conversation; Chapter 6: Circulating Counterpublic Rhetoric; Chapter 7: Publics 2.0: Public Formation through Social Networking; Chapter 8: Teaching Public Writing in Academic Settings; Appendix 1: Some Practical Guidelines; Appendix 2: Sample Writing Assignments

Appendix 3: Sample Community Partner ProfilesBibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Offering both theoretical analysis and classroom advice, Rhetorics for Community Action: Public Writing and Writing Publics, by Phyllis Mentzell Ryder, is a guide to studying and teaching public writing. The book shows how public groups embed competing democratic ideals into the rhetorical structures of their texts, how they work with and against traditional media to spread those ideals, and how teachers can partner with community organizations and support students as they practice public writing in all its complexity.