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The World and How We Describe it
Brummett explores the ways people use three key terms—reality, representation, and simulation—as rhetorical devices with political and social effect. Human perception, language, …
Sports and Identity
This volume of essays examines the ways in which sports have become a means for the communication of social identity in the United States. The essays included here explore the …
Contemporary Apocalyptic Rhetoric
Intellectuals today cringe when a politician speaks of the Second Coming, the millennium, or the Antichrist. Certain questions naturally arise about those who literally expect the …
Uncovering Hidden Rhetorics
"One of the most important benefits of this book is that Brummet and his contributors demonstrate interesting ways to read critically." —T.B. Dykeman,CHOICEUnmasking the social and …
The Politics of Style and the Style of Politics
This volume focuses on the connection between style and politics. Commentaries on the styles of political candidates seem to outpace serious discussions of policy and credentials; …
Landmark Essays on Kenneth Burke
In the inaugural series of "Landmark Essay" books, this is the only volume which focuses on the work of one scholar. Kenneth Burke -- poet, scholar, critic, iconoclast, eccentric, …
Sporting Rhetoric
Millions of people around the world are engaged in sports and games. This volume studies the ways in which engagement is performed in popular culture. We do not just watch football …
Rhetoric of Machine Aesthetics
Brummett addresses the question of how the aesthetic experience of machines can have rhetorical influence. He develops a theory of machine aesthetics, showing nine dimensions of …
Rhetorical Homologies
One of the most widely used ideas in scholarship of the humanities and social sciences is that of homology: a formal pattern structuring different kinds of texts, ideas, and …
Clockwork Rhetoric
This unique book explores how the aesthetic and cultural movement ""Steampunk"" persuades audiences and wins new acolytes. Steampunk is an aesthetic style grounded in the Victorian …