
What is the New Rhetoric?
Susan E. Thomas(Author)
Susan E. Thomas(Editor)
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published on 25. June 2007
Book
Hardback
215 pages
978-1-84718-217-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Age of Information has spawned a critical focus on human communication in a multimedia world, particularly on theories and practices of writing. With the worldwide web impacting increasingly on academic and business communication, the need has never been greater for advanced study in writing, communication, and critical thinking across all genres, sectors, and cultures.In recent decades, the definitions of 'new rhetoric' have expanded to encompass a variety of theories and movements, raising the question of how rhetoric is understood and employed in the twenty-first century. The essays collected here represent variations on these themes, with each attempting to answer the title?s deliberately provocative question, addressing particularly:-How the classical art of rhetoric is still relevant today;-How it is directly related to modern technologies and the new modes of communication they have generated;-How rhetorical practice is informing research methodologies and teaching and learning practices in the contemporary academy.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84718-217-3 (9781847182173)
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What is the New Rhetoric?
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Persons
Susan E. Thomas is Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Arts, at The University of Sydney, Australia, where she directs the first-year writing program she designed. Her teaching and research interests include histories and theories of rhetoric, writing studies, and American Civil War rhetoric.