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OverviewReveals the full range of Kenneth Burke's contribution to the possibility of social changeIn Addressing Postmodernity, Barbara Biesecker examines the relationship between rhetoric and social change and the ways human beings transform social relations through the purposeful use of symbols. In discerning the conditions of possibility for social transformation and the role of human beings and rhetoric in it, Biesecker turns to the seminal work of Kenneth Burke. Through a close reading of Burke's major works, A Grammar of Motives, A Rhetoric of Motives, and The Rhetoric of Religion: Studies in Logology, the author addresses the critical topic of the fragmentation of the contemporary lifeworld revealing postmodernity will have a major impact on Burkeian scholarship and on the rhetorical critique of social relations in general. Directly confronting the challenges posed by postmodernity to social theorists and critics alike and juxtaposing the work of Burke and Jurgen Habermas, Biesecker argues that a radicalized rereading of Burke's theory of the negative opens the way toward a resolutely rhetorical theory of social change and human agency. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara A. BieseckerPublisher: The University of Alabama Press Imprint: The University of Alabama Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.216kg ISBN: 9780817310639ISBN 10: 0817310630 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 31 October 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsBiesecker reveals Burke's energy and originality and her own talent in bringing understanding and significance to his theories. This volume is also a pragmatic application for postmodern societal fragmentation. . . . An important source for rhetoricians, philosophers, and sociologists, this book will become a classic interpretation of Kenneth Burke's works. -- CHOICE Addressing Postmodernity is an example of how rhetoric and cultural studies might be combined to develop the kind of social theory that will be necessary to sustain us in the years ahead. John Louis Lucaites, Indiana University Biesecker reveals Burke's energy and originality and her own talent in bringing understanding and significance to his theories. This volume is also a pragmatic application for postmodern societal fragmentation. . . . An important source for rhetoricians, philosophers, and sociologists, this book will become a classic interpretation of Kenneth Burke's works. CHOICE Author InformationBarbara Biesecker is professor of communication studies at the University of Georgia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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