| Being Made Strange: Rhetoric Beyond Representation Contributor(s): Vivian, Bradford (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791460371 ISBN-13: 9780791460375 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: By elaborating upon pivotal twentieth-century studies in language, representation, and subjectivity, "Being Made Strange reorients the study of rhetoric according to the discursive formation of subjectivity. The author develops theory of how rhetorical practices establish social, political, and ethical relations between self and other, individual and collectivity, good and evil, and past and present. He produces a novel methodology that analyzes not only what an individual says, but also the social, political, and ethical conditions that enable him or her to do so. This book also offers valuable ethical and political insights for the study of subjectivity in philosophy, cultural studies, and critical theory. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Methodology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric |
| Dewey: 808.001 |
| LCCN: 2003067295 |
| Series: Suny Communication Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.32" W x 9.3" (0.92 lbs) 243 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By elaborating upon pivotal twentieth-century studies in language, representation, and subjectivity, Being Made Strange reorients the study of rhetoric according to the discursive formation of subjectivity. The author develops a theory of how rhetorical practices establish social, political, and ethical relations between self and other, individual and collectivity, good and evil, and past and present. He produces a novel methodology that analyzes not only what an individual says, but also the social, political, and ethical conditions that enable him or her to do so. This book also offers valuable ethical and political insights for the study of subjectivity in philosophy, cultural studies, and critical theory. |