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.

A propos de l'auteur

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

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: James L. Cherney
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 21.12.2020
• EAN: 9780271084695
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08469-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Poids: 340 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Thème: RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Autres langues / Autres littératures; 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