Who Says?

Working-Class Rhetoric, Class Consciousness, and Community
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8229-5938-0
Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture

In ""Who Says?"", scholars of rhetoric, composition, and communications seek to revise the elitist ""rhetorical tradition"" by analyzing diverse topics such as settlement house movements and hip-hop culture to uncover how communities use discourse to construct working-class identity. The contributors examine the language of workers at a concrete pour, depictions of long-haul truckers, a comic book series published by the CIO, the transgressive ""fat"" bodies of Roseanne and Anna Nicole Smith, and even reality television to provide rich insights into working-class rhetorics. The chapters identify working-class tropes and discursive strategies and connect working-class identity to issues of race, gender, and sexuality. Using a variety of approaches including ethnography, research in historic archives, and analysis of case studies, ""Who Says?"" assembles an original and comprehensive collection that is accessible to both students and scholars of class studies and rhetoric.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Degenaro, William

Über Autor(innen)

William DeGenaro is assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He has published articles in numerous journals including College English, the Journal of Basic Writing, JAC, and Disability Studies Quarterly.