Cosmos and the Rhetoric of Popular Science

This book uses classic and modern rhetorical concepts to investigate what made Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage a rhetorical masterwork. It examines how kairos, ethos, "¿thos" (a type of forum or framing), and mythos contribute to its persuasive power.

List of contents

Contents
Chapter 1: Cosmos' Epic Journey
Chapter 2: Cosmos' Context in Time
Chapter 3: Ethos and the Popular Science Persona
Chapter 4: The Forum of Television
Chapter 5: Cosmos and the Creation of a Popular Science Mythos
Chapter 6: The Rhetorical Art of Cosmos
Chapter 7: Cosmos for Another Generation
Appendix 1: Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Scene Index
Appendix 2: A Spacetime Odyssey Scene Index
Appendix 3: Terms and Definitions
References
About the Author

About the author

Karen Schroeder Sorensen is assistant professor and coordinator of the Writing Across the Curriculum program at Winona State University.

Summary

This book uses classic and modern rhetorical concepts to investigate what made Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage a rhetorical masterwork. It examines how kairos, ethos, “ethos” (a type of forum or framing), and mythos contribute to its persuasive power.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Sorensen, Karen Schroeder Sorensen
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781498507592
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0759-2
• No. of pages: 178
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Communication Studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics & pragmatics