| The Realms of Rhetoric: The Prospects for Rhetoric Education Contributor(s): Petraglia, Joseph (Editor), Bahri, Deepika (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0791458105 ISBN-13: 9780791458105 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Argues for a more theoretically-informed and cogent curricular space for rhetoric in the academy. In The Realms of Rhetoric, contributors from a wide range of disciplines explore the challenges and opportunities faced in building a curricular space in the academy for rhetoric. Although rhetoric education has its roots in ancient times, the modern era has seen it fragmented into composition and public speaking. obscuring concepts, theories, and skills, Petraglia and Bahri consider the prospects for rhetoric education outside of narrow disciplinary constraints and, together with leading scholars, examine opportunities that can propel and revitalize rhetoric education at the beginning of the millennium. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 808.007 |
| LCCN: 2003057269 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (0.86 lbs) 289 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Realms of Rhetoric, contributors from a wide range of disciplines explore the challenges and opportunities faced in building a curricular space in the academy for rhetoric. Although rhetoric education has its roots in ancient times, the modern era has seen it fragmented into composition and public speaking, obscuring concepts, theories, and skills. Petraglia and Bahri consider the prospects for rhetoric education outside of narrow disciplinary constraints and, together with leading scholars, examine opportunities that can propel and revitalize rhetoric education at the beginning of the millennium. |