Understanding African American Rhetoric Classical Origins to Contemporary Innovations

Name: Understanding African American Rhetoric Classical Origins to Contemporary Innovations
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ISBN: 9780415943871

ISBN-10: 0415943876

ISBN-13: 9780415943871

Edition: 2003

Authors: Elaine B. Richardson, Ronald L. Jackson II

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Offering a comprehensive survey of African-American rhetoric within a broad historical context, this volume explores the major cultural & theoretical issues within the field. Distinct African American rhetorical traditions such as signifyin', dozens, & call-and-response are examined.

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List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 346
Size: 7.13" wide x 10.04" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Classical Egyptian Origins of African American Rhetoric



Nommo, Kawaida, and Communicative Practice: Bringing Good into the World




The Spiritual Essence of African American Rhetoric




Manifestations of African American Rhetoric and Orality



African American Orality: Expanding Rhetoric




"Jesus is a Rock": Spirituals as Lived Experience




The Use of Public Space as Cultural Communicator: How Museums Reconstruct and Reconnect Cultural Memory




Politics of Defining African American Rhetoric



The Word at Work: Ideological and Epistemological Dynamics in African American Rhetoric




The Politics of (In)visibility in African American Rhetorical Scholarship: A (Re)quest for an African Worldview




Afrocentricity as Metatheory: A Dialogic Exploration of Its Principles




African American Rhetorical Analyses of Struggle and Resistance



Africological Theory and Criticism: Reconceptualizing Communication Constructs




Every Man Fights for His Freedom: The Rhetoric of African American Resistance in the Mid-Nineteenth Century




"The Duty of the Civilized Is to Civilize the Uncivilized": Tropes of Black Nationalism in the Messages of Five Percent Rappers




Death Narratives from the Killing Fields: Narrative Criticism and the Case of Tupac Shakur




Trends and Innovations in Analyzing Contemporary African American Rhetoric



Lauryn Hill as Lyricist and Womanist




The Kink Factor: A Womanist Discourse Analysis of African American Mother/Daughter Perspectives on Negotiating Black Hair/Body Politics




An Afrocentric Rhetorical Analysis of Johnnie Cochran's Closing Argument in the O.J. Simpson Trial




Afrocentric Rhetoric Transcending Audiences and Contexts: A Case Study of Preacher and Politician Emanuel Cleaver II




Visions for Research in African American Rhetoric



The Future of African American Rhetoric




The Discourse of African American Women: A Case for Extended Paradigms



About the Contributors


Index