1st Edition

A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric

By Richard Andrews Copyright 2014
226 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric describes, explains, and argues the overarching theory of contemporary rhetoric. This current view of rhetoric brings together themes in the communication arts, including political literary criticism; bi- and multi-lingualism; multimodality; framing as an artistic and sociological device for composition and interpretation; literacy in the digital age; and the... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Why rhetoric?

Chapter 3: Rhetoric and English studies

Chapter 4: Rhetoric and power

Chapter 5: Rhetoric and the politics of communication

Chapter 6: Rhetoric and argumentation

Chapter 7: Rhetoric and framing

Chapter 8: Multilingual rhetoric

Chapter 9: Rhetoric and poetics/poetry, or form as a rhetorical strategy

Chapter 10: Rhetoric and drama/theatre

Chapter 11: Rhetoric and multimodality

Chapter 12: Rhetoric in the digital age

Chapter 13: Rhetoric and education

Chapter 14: The future of rhetoric

Biography

Richard Andrews is Professor in English and International Coordinator at the Institute of Education, London; and Visiting Professor in English Education at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University. He is chair of the Institute of Education’s working group on China. He served on the English Board of the UK government’s Department of Children, Schools and Families from 2006 to 2009, and has recently been appointed to the Board of the English Subject Centre– the body that supports the teaching of English in universities in the UK.