Toward a scholarship of social influence: Critical theory, neo-pragmatism, and rhetorical inquiry
Abstract
This dissertation urges scholars in the Speech Communication Association to commit themselves toward redescribing our understandings of theory, criticism, and pedagogy in neo-pragmatic terms. When human knowledge becomes socialized, the distinctions between our public, academic, and instructional personae fade. In place of such traditional personae, a new identity is encouraged for scholars in our discipline. Both ironist and socialist, the critical rhetorician assumes a cultural importance in society.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Schiappa, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Communication|Philosophy|Higher education
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