{"product_id":"the-rhetorics-of-us-immigration-9780271067186","title":"The Rhetorics of US Immigration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines U.S. immigration as a rhetorical process inventing persons and communities in reference to space and place. Engages immigration in media and popular culture; the construction of immigrant experiences in public discourse; and the effects of fear, violence, and exclusion on immigrant and non-immigrant communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A scholarly work that is as fresh and relevant as today’s headlines, \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetorics of US Immigration\u003c\/i\u003e helps us understand the depths, implications, and nuances of the immigration debate. It will be valuable for scholars and policy makers alike.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Barry Brummett,University of Texas at Austin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In its careful analysis of the rhetoric surrounding immigration, \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetorics of US Immigration \u003c\/i\u003eastutely links historical and current rhetorical strategies to shed light on the complexity of an increasingly polarized public debate. This work gives readers pertinent examples for practical application in rhetorically shaping how immigration is discussed and ultimately addressed politically.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Jacob Perry,Cisneros Center for New Americans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tE. Johanna Hartelius\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1\tActivism and Public Campaigns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1\tFacing Ghosts, God, and Nature: Affect, Naturalization, and the “No Más Cruces” Border Campaign\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tTerence Check and Christine Jasken\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2\tFaithful Sovereignty: Denationalizing Immigration Policy in the 2003 Pastoral Letter on Migration\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tAnne Teresa Demo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3\tProtecting LGBT Migrants: The Rhetoric of Identity and the Expansion of the Prison-Industrial Complex\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tKarma R. Chávez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2\tIdentity Struggles and DREAMers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4\tDropping the “I-Word”: A Critical Examination of Contemporary Immigration Labels \t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tClaudia Anguiano\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5\t“American” Children’s Success and Global Competitiveness: The Racial Paradox of Bilingualism as Cultural Capital\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tDina Gavrilos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6\tDocumenting Dreams: A Rhetorical Performance of Inclusive Citizenship and Collaborative Expertise\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tYazmin Lazcano-Pry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3\t(Hi)stories of Exclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7\tConstituting Enemies Through Fear: The Rhetoric of Exclusionary Nationalism in the Control of “Un-American” Immigrant Populations\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tEmily Ironside and Lisa M. Corrigan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8\tDefining the Right Sort of Immigrant: Theodore Roosevelt and American Character\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tJay P. Childers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9\tImmigration as Histories of Mob-ility: Personal Storytelling in the Where Are You From? Project\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tAlessandra B. Von Burg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4\tAffect and Media Imagery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10\tBattling Identity Warfare on the Imagined US\/México Border: Performing Migrant Alien in \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBattle: Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tMichael Lechuga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11\tAffect, Emotion, and Immigration Rhetoric, or What Happens When a Minuteman Lives with Unauthorized Immigrants? \t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tJ. David Cisneros\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword: Tracking the “Shifting Borders” of Identity and Otherness; Productive Complications and Ethico-Political Commitments\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tD. Robert DeChaine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400792875351,"sku":"9780271067186","price":74.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rhetorics-of-us-immigration-9780271067186","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}