The Routledge reader of African American rhetoric : the Longue Durée of Black voices / edited by Vershawn Ashanti Young and Michelle Bachelor Robinson.
| Other author | Young, Vershawn Ashanti editor. |
| Other author | Robinson, Michelle Bachelor, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY ; London : Routledge : imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | xxvi, 867 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Reader of African American rhetoric |
| Contents | African American rhetorical theory -- Nobody knows our name : African orature in the American diaspora -- Religion and spirituality/transportations and transformations of spirituality and identity in the new world -- Language, literacy, and education -- Black presence : African American political rhetoric -- Race, women and black feminisma -- Motions of manhood -- The Quare of Queer -- Caribbean thought and its critique of subjugation -- Black technocultural expressivity -- Beat rebels corrupting youth against Babylon -- Black arts : Black argument. |
| Summary | The Routledge Reader of African American Rhetoric is a comprehensive compendium of primary texts that is designed for use by students, teachers, and scholars of rhetoric; and for the general public interested in the history of African American communication. The volume and its companion website include dialogues, creative works, essays, folklore, music, interviews, news stories, raps, videos, and speeches that are performed or written by African Americans. Both the book as a whole and the various selections in it speak directly to the artistic, cultural, economic, gendered, social, and political condition of African Americans from the enslavement period in America to the present, as well as to the Black Diaspora. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2017037189 |
| ISBN | 9780415731058 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0415731054 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780415731065 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0415731062 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | P94.5 .A372 U569 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |