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Overview"A timely collection of essays by prominent scholars in the field--on the past, present, and future of rhetoric instruction. From Isocrates and Aristotle to the present, rhetorical education has consistently been regarded as the linchpin of a participatory democracy, a tool to foster civic action and social responsibility. Yet, questions of who should receive rhetorical education, in what form, and for what purpose, continue to vex teachers and scholars. The essays in this volume converge to explore the purposes, problems, and possibilities of rhetorical education in America on both the undergraduate and graduate levels and inside and outside the academy. William Denman examines the ancient model of the ""citizen-orator"" and its value to democratic life. Thomas Miller argues that English departments have embraced a literary-research paradigm and sacrificed the teaching of rhetorical skills for public participation. Susan Kates explores how rhetoric is taught at nontraditional institutions, such as Berea College in Kentucky, where Appalachian dialect is espoused. Nan Johnson looks outside the academy at the parlor movement among women in antebellum America. Michael Halloran examines the rhetorical education provided by historical landmarks, where visitors are encouraged to share a common public discourse. Laura Gurak presents the challenges posed to traditional notions of literacy by the computer, the promises and dangers of internet technology, and the necessity of a critical cyber-literacy for future rhetorical curricula. Collectively, the essays coalesce around timely political and cross-disciplinary issues. Rhetorical Education in America serves to orient scholars and teachers in rhetoric, regardless of their disciplinary home, and help to set an agenda for future classroom practice and curriculum design." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cheryl Glenn , Gregory Clark , Margaret Lyday , William DenmanPublisher: The University of Alabama Press Imprint: The University of Alabama Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.410kg ISBN: 9780817355753ISBN 10: 0817355758 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 30 March 2009 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 ContentsReviews"""For those readers interested in language, pedagogy, and administrative issues, [Rhetorical Education in America] is timely with historical, theoretical, and practical approaches. [The editors] bring together scholars who represent the field of rhetoric, writing, and social consequence. Their organizational principle highlights historical and contemporary moments of rhetorical approach and usage in and out of the academy."" - ANQ ""[Rhetorical Education in America] is a volume that should be in every library and one that those interested in the history of American composition studies will want to own."" - Rhetorica""" For those readers interested in language, pedagogy, and administrative issues, [Rhetorical Education in America] is timely with historical, theoretical, and practical approaches. [The editors] bring together scholars who represent the field of rhetoric, writing, and social consequence. Their organizational principle highlights historical and contemporary moments of rhetorical approach and usage in and out of the academy. - ANQ [Rhetorical Education in America] is a volume that should be in every library and one that those interested in the history of American composition studies will want to own. - Rhetorica Author InformationCheryl Glenn is Associate Professor of English at Penn State University and author of Unspoken: A Rhetoric of Silence and Rhetoric Retold: Regendering the Tradition from Antiquity through the Renaissance. Margaret Lyday is Associate Professor of English at Penn State University and author of numerous articles on the rhetoric of narrative in such journals as College Board Review, English Record, and College English. Wendy B. Sharer is Assistant Professor of English at East Carolina University and author of Vote and Voice: Women's Organizations and Political Literacy, 1915-1930. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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