The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture : Considering Mediated Texts
by
 
Sellnow, Deanna D.

Title
The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture : Considering Mediated Texts

Author
Sellnow, Deanna D.

ISBN
9781452229959

Personal Author
Sellnow, Deanna D.

Edition
2 Edition.

Physical Description
xviii, 289 pages : illustrations (some colored) ; 23 cm

Contents
Preface -- What is popular culture and why study it? -- Expanding the rhetorical tradition -- A narrative perspective -- A dramatistic perspective -- A symbolic convergence perspective -- A neo-marxist perspective -- Feminist perspectives -- A music perspective: the illusion of life -- Visual perspectives -- Media-centered perspectives -- Appendix: writing a popular culture rhetorical essay.

Abstract
This textbook unites rhetorical criticism with mediated popular cultural texts (film, television, rap music) in ways that relate directly to the experiences of people in society today.

Subject Term
Popular culture -- Study and teaching.
 
Rhetorical criticism.
 
Mass media and public opinion.


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