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A study of the links among literature, rhetoric, and democracy that explores the public debate generated by amateur and professional readers about four controversial literary works: two that were censored in the United States and two that created conflict because they were not censored.

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"A well-written text that contributes much to public sphere studies. It offers needed case studies of actual citizen deliberation, which reveals how people may interact across multiple publics. Focusing on literary works, Citizen Criticsconnects cultural texts to political discourse, showing how cultural texts need not induce passivity in their audiences but instead may activate a political consciousness."--Robert Asen, author of Invoking the Invisible Hand: Social Security and the Privatization Debates

Citizen Critics

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    A Paperback / softback by Rosa A. Eberly

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 2 February 2000
      ISBN-13 9780252068676
      978-0252068676
      ISBN-10 025206867X
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      Literature: history and criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of the links among literature, rhetoric, and democracy that explores the public debate generated by amateur and professional readers about four controversial literary works: two that were censored in the United States and two that created conflict because they were not censored.

      Trade Review
      "A well-written text that contributes much to public sphere studies. It offers needed case studies of actual citizen deliberation, which reveals how people may interact across multiple publics. Focusing on literary works, Citizen Criticsconnects cultural texts to political discourse, showing how cultural texts need not induce passivity in their audiences but instead may activate a political consciousness."--Robert Asen, author of Invoking the Invisible Hand: Social Security and the Privatization Debates

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