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Rhetoric for Radicals A Handbook for Twenty-First Century Activists

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ISBN-10: 0865716285

ISBN-13: 9780865716285

Edition: 2008 (Handbook (Instructor's))

Authors: Jason Del Gandio

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Radicals have important messages to deliver, but they are often so caught up in the passion of their causes that they lose sight of effective communication-which is their most powerful tool. The ability to speak with clarity and intelligence, without underestimating the challenge of breaking new ground and winning new converts, is crucial. Activists often suffer from a credibility gap because of their lack of a coherent message and strategic delivery. Rhetoric for Radicals addresses and helps solve these problems. It provides the tools to develop the all-important communication skills necessary to be effectively heard. If you accept that communication creates the social world, then you will…    
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Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: New Society Publishers, Limited
Publication date: 11/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Jason Del Gandio is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Public Advocacy at Temple University. He has been involved with several movements and issues, including the Occupy Movement, the Global Justice Movement, the anti-Iraq war movement, fair-trade campaigns, and Latin American solidarity work. Jason has appeared on television and radio, and regularly speaks on college campuses and at public venues. He is the author of Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists. www.jasondelgandio.net

Acknowledgments
Preface: Streets, Rhetoric and Revolution!
Overview
Preview
A Call to Rhetorical Action
Why Rhetoric for Radicals?
Defining Rhetoric: Everything is Rhetorical!
Radicals and Rhetoric: Debunking Some Myths
Some Rhetorical Challenges for Our Times
Labors of the Multitude
Public Speaking
Writing
Creating a Rhetorical Package
Rhetorical Approaches: Persuasion, Argumentation, Storytelling and Invitation
Building Rhetorical Knowledge
Conclusion
The Power of Language
The Nature of Language
Analyzing Language
The Language of Identity
Analyzing Propaganda
Political Correctness
Words of Change
Body Rhetoric
Embodied Argumentation
Street Theater
Rhetorical Style
The Vibe as Bodily Emanation
Twenty-First Century Radical Rhetoric
The Rhetoric of Contemporary Activism
Using These Observations to Mend the Gap
Network Rhetoric
Neo-Radicalism: A Proposal
Conclusion
Resources
End Notes
Index
About the Author