Democracies to Come - Rhetorical Action, Neoliberalism, and Communities of Resistance

Informationen zum Autor Rachel Riedner is assistant professor of university writing at The George Washington University. Kevin Mahoney is associate professor of composition at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Klappentext Drawing upon a variety of contemporary sites and social movements, this book explores pedagogical relationships that can be the basis of political and social organizing. The authors approach pedagogy as a space of learning_not simply teaching_whose purpose is to develop an understanding of cultural networks and in so doing develop critical literacies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 1 Introduction Chapter 6 2 Articulating Action in a Neoliberal World Chapter 7 3 Circulation of Affect in University Spaces Chapter 8 4 Circulation of Benevolence Chapter 9 5 Affective Intervention: Rhetorics of Despair and Hope Chapter 10 6 "The War for the Word has Begun" Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kevin Mahoney, Kevin A. Mahoney, Rachel Riedner, Rachel/ Mahoney Riedner, Susan Wells
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.2008
• EAN: 9780739111048
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1104-8
• Pagine: 121
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: Cultural Studies/Pedagogy/Acti; Cultural Studies/Pedagogy/Activism
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata