Description
Book Synopsisthe second edition of RhetoricalCriticism: Perspectives in Action presents a thorough, accessible, and well-grounded introduction to contemporary rhetorical criticism. Systematic chapters contributed by noted experts introduce the fundamental aspects of a perspective, provide students with an example to model when writing their own criticism, and address the potentials and pitfalls of the approach. In addition to covering traditional modes of rhetorical criticism, the volume presents less commonly discussed rhetorical perspectives, exposing students to a wide cross-section of techniques.
Jim A. Kuypers is professor of communication at Virginia Tech. His many publications include Twentieth Century Roots of Rhetorical Studies, Bush’s War, and Partisan Journalism (a 2014 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title). He has been honored with the American Communication Association’s Outstanding Contribution to Communication Scholarship Award, the Southern States Communication Association’s Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Research Award, and Dartmouth College’s Distinguished Lecturer Award.
Table of ContentsThoughts on updates for the 3E:
- Add chapter on visual criticism
- Update feminist critique ch
- Query reviewers on keeping fantasy theme analysis and bringing back framing chapter (beyond the news)
- Add Advocacy criticism?
- Add intersectionality?
- Concept criticism?
- Are there chapters that will be cut from this edition? What is the right length for this book to make comprehensive and up to date but keep teachable/affordable?
TOC 2E:
- Elements of Rhetorical Criticism: The Big Picture
Jim A. Kuypers
Part I. OVERVIEW OF RHETORICAL CRITICISM
- What is Rhetoric?
Jim A. Kuypers and Andrew King
- Rhetorical Criticism as Art
Jim A. Kuypers
- Understanding Rhetorical Situations
Marilyn Young and Kathleen Farrell
- Generic Elements in Rhetoric
Bill Benoit
- On Objectivity and Politics in Criticism
Edwin Black
Part II. PERSPECTIVES ON CRITICISM
- The Traditional Perspective
Forbes I. Hill
- Close Textual Analysis: Approaches and Applications
Stephen H. Browne
- Criticism of Metaphor
David Henry and Thomas R. Burkholder
- The Narrative Perspective
Robert Rowland
- Dramatism and Kenneth Burke’s Pentadic Criticism
Ryan McGeough and Andrew King
- The Fantasy Theme Perspective
Thomas St. Antoine, Matthew Althouse, and Moya Ball
- Feminist Criticism
Donna Nudd and Kristina L. Whalen
- Ideographical Criticism
Ronald Lee and Adam Blood
Part III. EXPANDING OUR CRITICAL HORIZONS
- Eclectic Criticism: Combining Perspectives for Insights
Jim A. Kuypers
- Critical Rhetoric: An Orientation Toward Criticism
Raymie McKerrow
- Criticism of Popular Culture and Social Media
Kristen Hoerl
Appendix A: Writing Criticism: Getting Started
Appendix B: Additional Rhetorical Perspectives
Appendix C: Glossary of Terms
