Language and power on the rhetorical stage : theory in the body / Fiona Harris Ramsby.
By: Harris Ramsby, Fiona [author.].
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BookSeries: Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2021Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780367421854; 0367421852; 9781000298956; 1000298957; 9781000298871; 1000298876; 9781000298918; 1000298914.Subject(s): Narration (Rhetoric) | Drama -- Technique | Dialogue | Rhetoric -- Political aspects | Discourse analysis, Literary | Performative (Philosophy) | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric | PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / CommunicationDDC classification: 808.2 Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: "Through a fusion of narrative and analysis, Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage examines how theater can enact critical discourse analysis, and how micro-instances of iniquitous language use have been politically and historically reiterated to oppress and deny equal rights to marginalized groups of people. Drawing from Aristophanes' rhetorical plays as a template for rhetoric in action, the author poses the stage as a rhetorical site whereby we can observe, see, and feel 20th-century rhetorical theories of the body. Using critical discourse analysis and Judith Butler's theories of the performative body as a methodological and analytical lens, the book explores how a handful of American plays in the latter part of the 20th century - the works of Tony Kushner, Suzan Lori-Parks, and John Cameron Mitchell, among others - use rhetoric in order to perform and challenge marginalizing language about groups who are not offered center stage in public and political spheres. This innovative study initiates a conversation long overdue between scholars in rhetorical and performance studies; as such, it will be essential reading for academic researchers and graduate students in the areas of rhetorical studies, performance studies, theatre studies, and critical discourse analysis"-- Provided by publisher.
"Through a fusion of narrative and analysis, Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage examines how theater can enact critical discourse analysis, and how micro-instances of iniquitous language use have been politically and historically reiterated to oppress and deny equal rights to marginalized groups of people. Drawing from Aristophanes' rhetorical plays as a template for rhetoric in action, the author poses the stage as a rhetorical site whereby we can observe, see, and feel 20th-century rhetorical theories of the body. Using critical discourse analysis and Judith Butler's theories of the performative body as a methodological and analytical lens, the book explores how a handful of American plays in the latter part of the 20th century - the works of Tony Kushner, Suzan Lori-Parks, and John Cameron Mitchell, among others - use rhetoric in order to perform and challenge marginalizing language about groups who are not offered center stage in public and political spheres. This innovative study initiates a conversation long overdue between scholars in rhetorical and performance studies; as such, it will be essential reading for academic researchers and graduate students in the areas of rhetorical studies, performance studies, theatre studies, and critical discourse analysis"-- Provided by publisher.
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