Rhetorical Animals by Kristian Bjrkdahl, Alex C. Parrish, Kr... - 9781498558471

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Rhetorical AnimalsBoundaries of the Human in the Study of Persuasion\nAuthor(s): Kristian Bjrkdahl, Alex C. Parrish, Kristian Bjrkdahl, Alex C. Parrish, Marilyn M. Cooper, T. Jake Dionne, Ellen W. Gorsevski, Iklim Goksel, Dustin A. Greenwalt, David R. Gruber\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9781498558471, 978-1498558471\nSynopsis\nFor this edited volume, the editors solicited chapters that investigate the place of nonhuman animals in the purview of rhetorical theory; what it would mean to communicate beyond the human community; how rhetoric reveals our \""brute roots.\"" In other words, this book investigates themes that enlighten us about likely or possible implications of the animal turn within rhetorical studies. The present book is unique in its focus on the call for nonanthropocentrism in rhetorical studies. Although there have been many hints in recent years that rhetoric is beginning to consider the impli.