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Rhetorical dimensions of popular culture

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ALABAMA University Press, 1991 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 220 pages

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Read the whole book in one day for an assignment and presentation. Brummett states that rhetoricians need to turn away from analyzing discrete texts (ie speeches, essays, etc.) so much and start ... Read full review

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Contents

Media Determinism and the Look of Public
3
Functions and Manifestations of Rhetoric
37
Repertoires for Rhetorical Living
69
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Barry Brummett
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About the author (1991)

Barry Brummet is the author of several books, including "The World and How We Describe It: Rhetorics of Reality, Representation, Simulation; Reading Rhetorical Theory; and "Rhetorical Dimensions of Popular Culture.

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TitleRhetorical dimensions of popular culture
Studies in rhetoric and communication
AuthorBarry Brummett
Editionillustrated
PublisherALABAMA University Press, 1991
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized26 Apr 2008
ISBN0817305165, 9780817305161
Length220 pages
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Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric
Social Science / Popular Culture
  
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