Prisoners of Conscience - Moral Vernaculars of Political Agency

Examines the discourse of political prisoners, specifically the discourse of prisoners of conscience, as a form of rhetoric in which the vernacular is the main source of available appeals and the foundation for political agency. Hauser explores how modes of resistance employed by these prisoners constitute what he deems a "thick moral vernacular” rhetoric of human rights.

About the author

Gerard A. Hauser is a College Professor of Distinction in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder. Editor of the journal Philosophy and Rhetoric, Hauser is the author of Introduction to Rhetorical Theory and Vernacular Voices: The Rhetoric of Publics and Public Spheres.

Summary

Examines the discourse of political prisoners, specifically the discourse of prisoners of conscience, as a form of rhetoric in which the vernacular is the main source of available appeals and the foundation for political agency. Hauser explores how modes of resistance employed by these prisoners constitute what he deems a “thick moral vernacular” rhetoric of human rights.

Product details

• Authors: Gerald Hauser, Gerard A Hauser, Gerard A. Hauser
• Publisher: The University of South Carolina Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.01.2014
• EAN: 9781611174380
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-438-0
• No. of pages: 306
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 449 g
• Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communicat; Studies in Rhetoric/Communication
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education