The Rhetoric of Social Movements

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. This collection provides an accessible yet rigorous survey of the rhetorica l study of historical and contemporary social movements and promotes the st udy of relations between strategy, symbolic action, and social assemblage. Offering a comprehensive collection of the latest research in the field, Th e Rhetoric of Social Movements: Networks, Power, and New Media suggests a f ramework for the study of social movements grounded in a methodology of "sl ow inquiry" and the interconnectedness of these imminent phenomena. Chapter s address the rhetorical tactics that social movements use to gain attentio n and challenge power; the centrality of traditional and new media in socia l movements; the operations of power in movement organization, leadership, and local and global networking; and emerging contents and environments for social movements in the twenty-first century. Each chapter is framed by ca se studies (drawn from movements across the world, ranging from Black Lives Matter and Occupy to Greek anarchism and indigenous land protests) that gr ound conceptual characteristics of social movements in their continuously u nfolding reality, furnishing readers with both practical and theoretical in sights. The Rhetoric of Social Movements will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of rhetoric, communication, media studies, cultural studies, social protest and activism, and political science.

Product Info

ISBN: 0367523868

ISBN-13: 9780367523862

Publisher: Routledge

Year: 2020

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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