Rhetoric in Neoliberalism

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-81979-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 3251 g

Reihe: Rhetoric, Politics and Society

This volume examines and applies classical and contemporary concepts of rhetorical theory and criticism to the context of late capitalism. Each contributor shows how discourse, its subjects, and power relations are irrevocably transformed by neoliberalism. The collection analyzes a range of discourses and phenomena in neoliberalism including: higher education reforms, computational culture, Occupy Wall Street protests, the activism of Warren Buffett, and the 9-11 Truth Movement. Together, these chapters explore the contemporary rhetorical production of homo economicus and the various ways in which neoliberalism has become a way of thinking, orienting, and organizing all aspects of life around economized metrics of individualized and individuated success. This book will be of use to students and scholars crossing the fields of media and communication, political science, and sociology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nguyen, Kim Hong

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Massenmedien & Massenkommunikation
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Kommunikation und Partizipation
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.- Rhetoric in Neoliberalism; Kim Hong Nguyen.- Chapter 1: Accountable to Whom? The Rhetorical Circulation of Neoliberal Discourse and its Ambient Effects on Higher Education; Phillip Goodwin, Katrina Miller, and Catherine Chaput.- Chapter 2: Warren Buffett’s Celebrity, Epideictic Ethos, and Neoliberal Humanitarianism; Mark Meister and Carrie Anne Platt.- Chapter 3: Rhetorical Agency in a Neoliberal Age: Foucault, Power, Agency and Ethos; Robert Danisch.- Chapter 4: The Capable American: Ethos, Pathos, and the Governance of Education; Samuel Jay.- Chapter 5: Constitutive Rhetoric in the Age of Neoliberalism; David Seitz and Amanda Tennant.- Chapter 6: Branding Citizens: The Logic(s) of A Few Bad Apples; Jennifer Wingard.- Chapter 7: The Psychotic Discourse of 9/11 Truth; Jodi Dean.- Chapter 8: Computational Culture and the New Platonism in Neoliberal Rhetoric; Gerald Voorhees.- Afterword; Bradford Vivian.

Über Autor(innen)

Kim Hong Nguyen is Assistant Professor of Speech Communication at University of Waterloo, Canada. Her research interests include rhetorical theory and criticism and cultural studies. Her work has appeared in Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, Howard Journal of Communications, and Cultural Politics.