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Who Says?: Working-Class Rhetoric, Class Consciousness, and Community: 163 (Composition, Literacy, and Culture) - Softcover

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9780822959380: Who Says?: Working-Class Rhetoric, Class Consciousness, and Community: 163 (Composition, Literacy, and Culture)
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ISBN 10: 0822959380 ISBN 13: 9780822959380
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2007

Synopsis

In Who Says?, scholars of rhetoric, composition, and communications seek to revise the elitist “rhetorical tradition” by analyzing diverse topics such as settlement house movements and hip-hop culture to uncover how communities use discourse to construct working-class identity. The contributors examine the language of workers at a concrete pour, depictions of long-haul truckers, a comic book series published by the CIO, the transgressive “fat” bodies of Roseanne and Anna Nicole Smith, and even reality television to provide rich insights into working-class rhetorics. The chapters identify working-class tropes and discursive strategies, and connect working-class identity to issues of race, gender, and sexuality. Using a variety of approaches including ethnography, research in historic archives, and analysis of case studies, Who Says? assembles an original and comprehensive collection that is accessible to both students and scholars of class studies and rhetoric.

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About the Author

William DeGenaro is assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at the University of Michigan, Dearborn.

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Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0822959380
ISBN 13 
9780822959380
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
304
Editor
DeGenaro William