Persuasive Acts : Womens Rhetorics in the Twenty-First Century

Name: Persuasive Acts : Womens Rhetorics in the Twenty-First Century
Brand: University of Pittsburgh Press

University of Pittsburgh Press

In June 2015, Bree Newsome scaled the flagpole in front of South Carolina\u2019s state capitol and removed the Confederate flag. The following month, the Confederate flag was permanently removed from the state capitol. Newsome is a compelling example of a twenty-first-century woman rhetor, along with bloggers, writers, politicians, activists, artists, and everyday social media users, who give new meaning to Aristotle\u2019s ubiquitous definition of rhetoric as the discovery of the \u201Cavailable means of persuasion.\u201D Women\u2019s persuasive acts from the first two decades of the twenty-first century include new technologies and repurposed old ones, engaged not only to persuade, but also to tell their stories, to sponsor change, and to challenge cultural forces that repress and oppress.\nPersuasive Acts:\n\nPersuasive Acts\nWomen\u2019s Rhetorics in the Twenty-First Century\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail;