Rhetoric in Popular Culture - Softcover

Brummett, Barry S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141291437X ISBN 13: 9781412914376

Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Rhetoric in Popular Culture, Second Edition is the only textbook that uniquely joins together two vital scholarly traditions: rhetorical criticism and critical studies. Author Barry Brummett introduces the reader to techniques of rhetorical criticism specifically designed for the analysis of texts in popular culture. The Second Edition of this popular text has been updated and expanded with even more examples from today’s popular culture.  

About this title

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.

Review:

“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 2010-05-10)

“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 2010-05-10)

About this edition

• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 141291437X
• ISBN 13: 9781412914376
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 328