What Democracy Looks Like - 9780817358938

What Democracy Looks LikeThe Rhetoric of Social Movements and Counterpublics\nAuthor(s): Christina R. Foust, Christina R. Foust, Christina R. Foust, Amy Pason\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Alabama Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Alabama Press\nISBN-13: 9780817358938, 978-0817358938\nSynopsis\nWhat Democracy Looks Like is a compelling and timely collection which combines two distinct but related theories in rhetoric and communication studies, while also exploring theories and ideas espoused by those in sociology, political science, and cultural studies.\n\nRecent protests around the world (such as the Arab Spring uprisings and Occupy Wall Street movements) have drawn renewed interest to the study of social change and, especially, to the manner in which words, images, events, and ideas associated with protestors can move the social. What Democracy Looks Like is an attempt to foster a more coherent understanding of social change among scholars of rhet.