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OverviewIn June 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission determined that J. Robert Oppenheimer, wartime director of the Manhattan Project and Father of the Atomic Bomb, was a security risk. Consequently, America's most prominent scientist was removed from government service. In contrast to historical and political explanations of the Oppenheimer case, Holloway explores the role that rhetoric played in Oppenheimer's demise. In doing so, the author draws attention to the symbolic nature of politics and character and highlights the significant interaction of political and scientific terminologies in American discourse. Holloway's analysis and evaluation suggest that the accusations against Oppenheimer used the most powerful terms of the mid-1950s--communism, progress, and science--to legitimize the government's questionable action. Oppenheimer, for his part, failed to use his most strategic rhetorical resources in his defense, and therefore participated in his own ruin. Holloway highlights the rhetorical interaction among accusation, self-defense, and decision statements through a microscopic rhetorical analysis of the case's five central documents. An original extension and refinement of Kenneth Burke's cluster-agon method, which Holloway calls terminological algebra, is proposed as a systematic analytical tool consistent with Burke's theories. Recommended for critics of rhetoric and political communication. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rachel L. HollowayPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.397kg ISBN: 9780275944292ISBN 10: 0275944298 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 30 May 1993 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Oppenheimer's Rise to Power: The Historical Prelude A Linguistic Calculus: Terminological Algebra Oppenheimer's Public Life Revisited: Analysis of the Accusations and the Defense Oppenheimer's Public Life Rewritten: Analysis of the Decision Statements Conclusions Drawn Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRACHEL HOLLOWAY is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her research explores the area of issue management, especially the role that scientists and science play in the formation and justification of public policy in America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |