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"The problem Gunn takes up here is the current status of political discourse in the time of the Trump presidency. In my opinion, no rhetorical problem could be more significant to examine for the future of what we might become as a nation. It is both timely and timeless."--Thomas S. Frentz, University of Arkansas

Table of Contents
Preambling toward Profligacy
Introduction: Eating Poorly, or Ketchup on a Steak

1. On Critical Violence
2. The Psychoses of Speed, with the Example of Social Networking
3. The Perverse Style, with Eventual Reference to Pee-wee Herman
4. Showmancing the Presidency: Perverse Genres and the Problem of Judgment

Conclusion: Don’t Play (with) That
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 04/09/2020
      ISBN13: 9780226713441, 978-0226713441
      ISBN10: 022671344X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "The problem Gunn takes up here is the current status of political discourse in the time of the Trump presidency. In my opinion, no rhetorical problem could be more significant to examine for the future of what we might become as a nation. It is both timely and timeless."--Thomas S. Frentz, University of Arkansas

      Table of Contents
      Preambling toward Profligacy
      Introduction: Eating Poorly, or Ketchup on a Steak

      1. On Critical Violence
      2. The Psychoses of Speed, with the Example of Social Networking
      3. The Perverse Style, with Eventual Reference to Pee-wee Herman
      4. Showmancing the Presidency: Perverse Genres and the Problem of Judgment

      Conclusion: Don’t Play (with) That
      Acknowledgments
      Notes
      Index

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