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- Rethinking Ethos: A Feminist Ecological Approach to Rhetoric
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
- Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms
summary
Labels traditionally ascribed to women—mother, angel of the house, whore, or bitch—suggest character traits that do not encompass the complexities of women’s identities or empower women’s public speaking. Rethinking Ethos: A Feminist Ecological Approach to Rhetoric redefines the concept of ethos—classically thought of as character or credibility—as ecological and feminist, negotiated and renegotiated, and implicated in shifting power dynamics. Building on previous feminist and rhetorical scholarship, this essay collection presents a sustained discussion of the unique methods by which women’s ethos is constructed and transformed.
Editors Kathleen J. Ryan, Nancy Myers, and Rebecca Jones identify three rhetorical maneuvers that characterize ethos in the feminist ecological imaginary: ethe as interruption/interrupting, ethe as advocacy/advocating, and ethe as relation/relating. Each section of the book explores one of these rhetorical maneuvers. An afterword gathers contributors’ thoughts on the collection’s potential impact and influence, possibilities for future scholarship, and the future of feminist rhetorical studies.
With its rich mix of historical examples and contemporary case studies, Rethinking Ethos offers a range of new perspectives, including queer theory, transnational approaches, radical feminism, Chicana feminism, and indigenous points of view, from which to consider a feminist approach to ethos.
Editors Kathleen J. Ryan, Nancy Myers, and Rebecca Jones identify three rhetorical maneuvers that characterize ethos in the feminist ecological imaginary: ethe as interruption/interrupting, ethe as advocacy/advocating, and ethe as relation/relating. Each section of the book explores one of these rhetorical maneuvers. An afterword gathers contributors’ thoughts on the collection’s potential impact and influence, possibilities for future scholarship, and the future of feminist rhetorical studies.
With its rich mix of historical examples and contemporary case studies, Rethinking Ethos offers a range of new perspectives, including queer theory, transnational approaches, radical feminism, Chicana feminism, and indigenous points of view, from which to consider a feminist approach to ethos.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-22
- 1. A Reformer Rides
- pp. 26-49
- 2. Andrea Dworkin’s Radical Ethos
- pp. 50-70
- 4. Changing Audience, Changing Ethos
- pp. 89-110
- Part Two: Ethē as Advocacy-Advocating
- pp. 111-113
- 5. Ethos as a Social Act
- pp. 114-131
- 6. Hospitality as Kenosis
- pp. 132-149
- 7. Powerlessness Repurposed
- pp. 150-172
- 8. Strategically Negotiating Essence
- pp. 173-194
- Part Three: Ethē as Relation-Relating
- pp. 195-197
- 9. Ethos Righted
- pp. 198-215
- 10. Working With and Working For
- pp. 216-236
- 11. Creating Contemplative Spaces
- pp. 237-256
- 12. Conocimiento as a Path to Ethos
- pp. 257-280
- Afterwords
- pp. 281-288
- Contributors
- pp. 289-292
Additional Information
ISBN
9780809334957
Related ISBN(s)
9780809334940
MARC Record
OCLC
950971827
Pages
312
Launched on MUSE
2016-06-04
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2016