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Storytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Rhetorical Analysis - Hardcover

George H. Jensen

 
9780809323302: Storytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Rhetorical Analysis

Synopsis

Based on an ethnographic study spanning four years, this volume calls upon Bakhtinian theory to analyze storytelling in the Alcoholics Anonymous organization. The author explains how AA meetings provide an example of what Bakhtin meant by ""carnival"" and discusses the heroes found in AA talks.

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About the Author

George H. Jensen is a professor of English at Southwest Missouri State University. His books include Personality and the Teaching of Composition and The Rhetorical Turn in Twentieth-Century Thought.

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