Rhetoric in Postmodern America: Conversations with Michael Calvin McGee The first book-length presentation of the influential work of Michael Calvin McGee, this volume demonstrates the importance of rhetoric to understanding power and culture in the postmodern age.. An introduction by John Louis Lucaites discus
| TITLE | : | Rhetoric in Postmodern America: Conversations with Michael Calvin McGee |
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| RATING | : | 4.51 (623 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 157230278X |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Hardcover |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 198 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 1997-11-14 |
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The first book-length presentation of the influential work of Michael Calvin McGee, this volume demonstrates the importance of rhetoric to understanding power and culture in the postmodern age. The book is largely based on a series of seminars in which McGee draws on important figures spanning the history of rhetorical thought--from Plato and Aristotle to Marx, McLuhan, Althusser, and Baudrillard--to develop his ideas about orality and performance, the public, technology, and processes of political change. An introduction by John Louis Lucaites discusses McGee's pathbreaking role within the wider field of rhetoric, and a concluding essay on Spike Lee enacts the "performative criticism" McGee theorizes in previous chapters to construct a powerful argument about race in contemporary America.
EDITORIAL :
"Michael McGee's conversations are by turns lucid, exasperating, outrageous, and intriguing. In every case, he shows us that poststructuralism and humanism need not be at odds. This volume provides a fine opportunity for those outside the University of Iowa to enjoy and learn from his performance." --Robert Hariman, Drake University"Always stimulating, at times exasperating, these conversations with McGee present ideas unfettered by the constraints of academic style.The conversations, and McGee's compelling reading of the legacy of Martin Luther King's 'Dream' as played out in Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing,' comprise the most important new rhetoric since Kenneth Burke's musings on culture in his time. As a 'performative critic' par excellence, McGee gives eloquent testimony to his status as the field's most incisive scholar and preeminent theorist." --Raymie McKerrow, Ohio University
REVIEW :
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