Ableist Rhetoric - How We Know, Value, and See Disability

Examines the rhetorical practices that generate and sustain discrimination against disabled people. Demonstrates how ableist values, knowledge, and ways of seeing pervade Western culture and influence social institutions such as law, sport, and religion.

About the author

James L. Cherney is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Summary

Examines the rhetorical practices that generate and sustain discrimination against disabled people. Demonstrates how ableist values, knowledge, and ways of seeing pervade Western culture and influence social institutions such as law, sport, and religion.

Product details

• Authors: James L. Cherney
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.12.2020
• EAN: 9780271084695
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08469-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 348 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, EDUCATION / Special Education / Physical Disabilities, Communication Studies, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Disability: social aspects, Teaching of physically disabled students, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disability, Ableism;Rhetoric;Disability;Ableist Culture;Discrimination