Taylor Swift: Country's Sweetheart by Lexi Ryals

Taylor Swift: Country's Sweetheart by Lexi Ryals

This collection argues that rhetorical history, both as a methodology
and as a perspective, offers insights that are central to the study of
communication and unavailable through other approaches.

The current field of communication derives from the historical study
of rhetoric. Over the last few decades, however, as the trend toward theoretical
conceptions has driven analysis and as a host of isms has defined
criticism, communication studies have moved away from a predominantly historical
perspective.

Yet many scholars in the field continue to find benefits in rhetorical
history. In the thirteen essays gathered here, eminent scholars address
the ongoing dialogue over the regrounding of rhetorical study and the relationship
between theory and history as well as history and criticism in the field.
Some examine the conceptual issues involved in the juncture of rhetoric
and history; others offer case studies, often based on research with primary
documents, to illustrate the process and promise of rhetorical history.
Collectively, their work tests theory and complements criticism while standing
as a distinct and valid approach in and of itself.

The conceptualizations and methodologies of rhetorical history will
increase in significance during the burgeoning Communication Age
as we seek to cope with the present and prepare for the future by better
understanding the past. This volume serves as an excellent overview of
a recently neglected methodological approach and acts as the first step
in ending that neglect.

Lexi Ryals is a Nashville, Tennessee-based writer, editor, and country girl.

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ISBN 13	9780843133479
ISBN 10	0843133473
Title	Taylor Swift: Country's Sweetheart
Author	Lexi Ryals
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2008-06-12
Number of pages	128
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