The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture
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The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture

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eBook - ePub

The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture

Considering Mediated Texts

About this book

Can television shows likeĀ Stranger Things, popular music by performers like Taylor Swift, advertisements for products like Samuel Adams beer, and films such asĀ The Hunger GamesĀ help us understand rhetorical theory and criticism?

TheĀ FourthĀ EditionĀ ofĀ The Rhetorical Power of Popular CultureĀ offers students a step-by-step introduction to rhetorical theory and criticism by focusing on the powerful role popular culture plays in persuading us as to what to believe and how to behave.Ā In every chapter, students areĀ introduced to rhetorical theories, presented with current examples from popular culture thatĀ relate toĀ the theory, and guided through demonstrations about how to describe, interpret, and evaluate popular culture texts through rhetorical analysis. Authors Deanna Sellnow and Thomas Endres provide sample student essays inĀ every chapter to demonstrate rhetorical criticism in practice.Ā This edition's easy-to-understand approach and range of popular culture examples help students apply rhetorical theory and criticism to their own lives and assigned work.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Detailed Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 What Is Popular Culture and Why Study It?
  11. 2 Expanding the Rhetorical Tradition
  12. 3 A Narrative Perspective
  13. 4 A Dramatistic Perspective
  14. 5 A Symbolic Convergence Perspective
  15. 6 A Neo-Marxist Perspective
  16. 7 Feminist Perspectives
  17. 8 A Music Perspective: The Illusion of Life
  18. 9 Visual Perspectives
  19. 10 Media-Centered Perspectives
  20. Appendix: Writing a Popular Culture Rhetorical Essay
  21. Glossary
  22. References
  23. Index
  24. About the Authors