The Public Work of Rhetoric: Citizen-Scholars and Civic Engagement

Book Overview

The Public Work of Rhetoric presents the art of rhetorical techn as a contemporary praxis for civic engagement and social change, which is necessarily inclusive of people inside and outside the academy. In this provocative call to action, editors John M. Ackerman and David J. Coogan, along with seventeen other accomplished contributors, offer case studies and criticism on the rhetorical practices of citizen-scholars pursuing democratic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611173035
• ISBN13: 9781611173031
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"