Rhetoric in popular culture /

Brummett, Barry, 1951-

Rhetoric in popular culture / Barry Brummett. - Second edition. - xiii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index.

Rhetoric and popular culture -- Rhetoric and the rhetorical tradition -- Rhetorical methods in critical studies -- Varieties of rhetorical criticism -- Paradoxes of personalization : race relations in Milwaukee -- On hip hop, written with the help of the reader -- Simulational selves, simulational culture in Groundhog Day -- Media and representation in Rec.Motorycles. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

"Rhetoric in Popular Culture, Second Edition is the only textbook that uniquely joins together two vital scholarly traditions: rhetorical criticism and critical studies. Author Barry Brummett introduces the reader to techniques of rhetorical criticism specifically designed for the analysis of texts in popular culture. The Second Edition of this popular text has been updated and expanded with even more examples from today's popular culture."--BOOK JACKET.

141291437X 9781412914376

2005027755


Rhetoric
Popular culture
Rhetorical criticism

P301 / .B67 2006

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