Unruly Rhetorics: Protest, Persuasion, and Publics (Composition, Literacy, and Culture)

Introduction / Jonathan Alexander and Susan C. Jarratt -- Part I. Bringing Back The Body : 1: Feminist Body Rhetoric In The #UnrulyMob, Texas, 2013 / Dana L. Cloud -- 2: Walking With Relatives / Joyce Rain Anderson -- 3: A Groove We Can Move To / Jonathan Sterne -- 4: Steven Salaita's Rhetorical Refusal / Matthew Abraham -- 5. Slutwalk Is Not Enough / Jacqueline Rhodes -- Part II. Civility Wars : 6. Informed, Passionate, and Disorderly / Nancy Welch -- 7. Circulating Voices Of Dissent / Diana George and Paula Mathieu -- 8. We Are Not All In This Together / Kevin Mahoney -- 9. The Tone It Takes / Yanira Rodriguez and Ben Kuebrich -- 10. The Steven Salaita Case / John Trimbur -- Part III. Limits And Horizons : 11. Answering The World's Anticipation / Deborah Mutnick -- 12: Dignitas and "Shit Shovels" / Jason Peters -- 13: Remix As Unruly Play and Participatory Method For Im/Possible Queer World-Making / Londie T. Martin and Adela C. Licona -- 14: On Democracy's Return Home / John Ackerman and Meghan Dunn -- 15: Then Comes Fall / Steve Parks, with Dala Ghandour, Emna Ben Yedder Tamarziste, Mohammed Masbah, and Bassam Alahmad -- Afterword / Nancy Welch.;Unruly Rhetorics is a collection of essays from scholars in rhetoric, communication, and writing studies inquiring into conditions for activism, political protest, and public assembly. Contributors explore the conditions under which civil discourse cannot adequately redress suffering or injustice. The essays offer analyses of "unruliness" in case studies from both twenty-first-century and historical sites of social justice protest. The collection concludes with an afterword highlighting and inviting further exploration of the ethical, political, and pedagogical questions unruly rhetorics raise. Examining multiple modes of expression--embodied print, digital, and sonic--Unruly Rhetorics points to the possibility that unruliness, more than just one of many rhetorical strategies within political activity, is constitutive of the political self--back cover. Unruly Rhetorics Is A Collection Of Essays From Scholars In Rhetoric, Communication, And Writing Studies Inquiring Into Conditions For Activism, Political Protest, And Public Assembly. Contributors Explore The Conditions Under Which Civil Discourse Cannot Adequately Redress Suffering Or Injustice. The Essays Offer Analyses Of Unruliness In Case Studies From Both Twenty-first-century And Historical Sites Of Social Justice Protest. The Collection Concludes With An Afterword Highlighting And Inviting Further Exploration Of The Ethical, Political, And Pedagogical Questions Unruly Rhetorics Raise. Examining Multiple Modes Of Expression--embodied Print, Digital, And Sonic--unruly Rhetorics Points To The Possibility That Unruliness, More Than Just One Of Many Rhetorical Strategies Within Political Activity, Is Constitutive Of The Political Self--back Cover. Introduction / Jonathan Alexander And Susan C. Jarratt -- Part I. Bringing Back The Body : 1: Feminist Body Rhetoric In The #unrulymob, Texas, 2013 / Dana L. Cloud -- 2: Walking With Relatives / Joyce Rain Anderson -- 3: A Groove We Can Move To / Jonathan Sterne -- 4: Steven Salaita's Rhetorical Refusal / Matthew Abraham -- 5. Slutwalk Is Not Enough / Jacqueline Rhodes -- Part Ii. Civility Wars : 6. Informed, Passionate, And Disorderly / Nancy Welch -- 7. Circulating Voices Of Dissent / Diana George And Paula Mathieu -- 8. We Are Not All In This Together / Kevin Mahoney -- 9. The Tone It Takes / Yanira Rodriguez And Ben Kuebrich -- 10. The Steven Salaita Case / John Trimbur -- Part Iii. Limits And Horizons : 11. Answering The World's Anticipation / Deborah Mutnick -- 12: Dignitas And Shit Shovels / Jason Peters -- 13: Remix As Unruly Play And Participatory Method For Im/possible Queer World-making / Londie T. Martin And Adela C. Licona -- 14: On Democracy's Return Home / John Ackerman And Meghan Dunn -- 15: Then Comes Fall / Steve Parks, With Dala Ghandour, Emna Ben Yedder Tamarziste, Mohammed Masbah, And Bassam Alahmad -- Afterword / Nancy Welch. Edited By Jonathan Alexander, Susan C. Jarratt, And Nancy Welch. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction Jonathan Alexander & Susan C. Jarratt - Part I. Bringing Back The Body: 1: Feminist Body Rhetoric In The #UnrulyMob, Texas, 2013 / Dana L. Cloud - 2: Walking With Relatives / Joyce Rain Anderson - 3: A Groove We Can Move To / Jonathan Sterne - 4: Steven Salaita's Rhetorical Refusal / Matthew Abraham - 5. Slutwalk Is Not Enough / Jacqueline Rhodes - Part II. Civility Wars: 6. Informed, Passionate, & Disorderly / Nancy Welch - 7. Circulating Voices Of Dissent / Diana George & Paula Mathieu - 8. We Are Not All In This Together / Kevin Mahoney - 9. The Tone It Takes / Yanira Rodriguez and Ben Kuebrich - 10. The Steven Salaita Case / John Trimbur - Part III. Limits And Horizons: 11. Answering The World's Anticipation / Deborah Mutnick - 12: Dignitas & "Shit Shovels" / Jason Peters - 13: Remix As Unruly Play & Participatory Method For Im/Possible Queer World-Making / Londie T. Martin & Adela C. Licona - 14: On Democracy's Return Home / John Ackerman & Meghan Dunn - 15: Then Comes Fall / Steve Parks, with Dala Ghandour, Emna Ben Yedder Tamarziste, Mohammed Masbah, & Bassam Alahmad - Afterword Nancy Welch.; Unruly Rhetorics is a collection of essays from scholars in rhetoric, communication, & writing studies inquiring into conditions for activism, political protest, & public assembly. Contributors explore the conditions under which civil discourse cannot adequately redress suffering or injustice. The essays offer analyses of "unruliness" in case studies from both twenty-first-century & historical sites of social justice protest. The collection concludes with an afterword highlighting & inviting further exploration of the ethical, political, & pedagogical questions unruly rhetorics raise. Examining multiple modes of expression-embodied print, digital, & sonic-Unruly Rhetorics points to the possibility that unruliness, more than just one of many rhetorical strategies within political activity, is constitutiv « What forces bring ordinary people together in public to make their voices heard? What means do they use to break through impediments to democratic participation? Unruly Rhetorics is a collection of essays from scholars in rhetoric, communication, and writing studies inquiring into conditions for activism, political protest, and public assembly. An introduction drawing on Jacques Rancière and Judith Butler explores the conditions under which civil discourse cannot adequately redress suffering or injustice. The essays offer analyses of “unruliness” in case studies from both twenty-first-century and historical sites of social-justice protest. The collection concludes with an afterword highlighting and inviting further exploration of the ethical, political, and pedagogical questions unruly rhetorics raise. Examining multiple modes of expression – embodied, print, digital, and sonic – Unruly Rhetorics points to the possibility that unruliness, more than just one of many rhetorical strategies within political activity, is constitutive of the political itself. »-- Résumé de l'éditeur "What forces bring ordinary people together in public to make their voices heard? What means do they use to break through impediments to democratic participation? Unruly Rhetorics is a collection of essays from scholars in rhetoric, communication, and writing studies inquiring into conditions for activism, political protest, and public assembly. An introduction drawing on Jacques Rancière and Judith Butler explores the conditions under which civil discourse cannot adequately redress suffering or injustice. The essays offer analyses of 'unruliness' in case studies from both twenty-first-century and historical sites of social-justice protest. The collection concludes with an afterword highlighting and inviting further exploration of the ethical, political, and pedagogical questions unruly rhetorics raise. Examining multiple modes of expression - embodied, print, digital, and sonic - Unruly Rhetorics points to the possibility that unruliness, more than just one of many rhetorical strategies within political activity, is constitutive of the political itself"-- Provided by publisher

What forces bring ordinary people together in public to make their voices heard? What means do they use to break through impediments to democratic participation? Unruly Rhetorics is a collection of essays from scholars in rhetoric, communication, and writing studies inquiring into conditions for activism, political protest, and public assembly. An introduction drawing on Jacques Rancière and Judith Butler explores the conditions under which civil discourse cannot adequately redress suffering or injustice. The essays offer analyses of "unruliness" in case studies from both twenty-first-century and historical sites of social-justice protest. The collection concludes with an afterword highlighting and inviting further exploration of the ethical, political, and pedagogical questions unruly rhetorics raise. Examining multiple modes of expression—embodied, print, digital, and sonic— Unruly Rhetorics points to the possibility that unruliness, more than just one of many rhetorical strategies within political activity, is constitutive of the political itself.

What forces bring ordinary people together in public to make their voices heard? What means do they use to break through impediments to democratic participation? Unruly Rhetorics is a collection of essays from scholars in rhetoric, communication, and writing studies inquiring into conditions for activism, political protest, and public assembly. An introduction drawing on Jacques Ranciere and Judith Butler explores the conditions under which civil discourse cannot adequately redress suffering or injustice. The essays offer analyses of "unruliness" in case studies from both twenty-first-century and historical sites of social-justice protest. The collection concludes with an afterword highlighting and inviting further exploration of the ethical, political, and pedagogical questions unruly rhetorics raise. Examining multiple modes of expression -- embodied, print, digital, and sonic -- Unruly Rhetorics points to the possibility that unruliness, more than just one of many rhetorical strategies within political activity, is constitutive of the political itself