Rhetoric In Popular Culture - Softcover

Brummett, Barry

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9780312065393: Rhetoric In Popular Culture

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312065396 ISBN 13: 9780312065393

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 1993

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Designed for courses in media criticism, rhetorical criticism, and popular culture, this text draws on recent work in semiotics and cultural studies as it applies critical methods to texts from popular culture.

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About the Author:

Barry Brummett is the Charles Sapp Centennial Professor in Communication and Department of Communication Studies Chair at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Brummett has authored several articles and books, including Rhetoric in Popular Culture (Sage), A Rhetoric of Style (Southern Illinois University), and Rhetorical Homologies: Form, Culture, Experience (University of Alabama). He studies the rhetoric of popular culture and the theories of Kenneth Burke.

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"Brummett's presentation of the material reflects the complexity of culture in a way that is understandable to students.... His use of artifacts engages students in critically understanding the construction of today's mediated reality of culture and ideologies." -- Yvonne Prather "Brummett does a masterful job in strategically covering certain domains within the discipline to provide students with a complete picture so that they feel comfortable approaching the discipline. I truly enjoy the book and feel it is a 'must have' for anyone interested in teaching race, representation, and popular culture." -- Donathan L. Brown

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