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Uncovering Hidden Rhetorics
Social Issues in Disguise
- Barry Brummett - The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Courses:
Popular Culture & Mass Communication
Popular Culture & Mass Communication
November 2007 | 288 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
"One of the most important benefits of this book is that Brummet and his contributors demonstrate interesting ways to read critically." —T.B. Dykeman,CHOICE
Unmasking the social and political messages found in popular culture
Sometimes movies, television shows, political speeches, and music lyrics seem to be about one thing on the surface but express other serious social and political issues when we examine them more closely. Using methods of formal analysis, Uncovering Hidden Rhetorics: Social Issues in Disguise offers students and scholars a key to unlocking hidden text that abounds in popular culture.
Key Features
Intended Audience
Interested scholars and upper-level undergraduate students enrolled in such courses as rhetoric and popular culture, contemporary rhetorical theory/criticism, media criticism, popular culture and mass communication, rhetorical methods, and so forth will find this compelling text an informative and delightful read.
Unmasking the social and political messages found in popular culture
Sometimes movies, television shows, political speeches, and music lyrics seem to be about one thing on the surface but express other serious social and political issues when we examine them more closely. Using methods of formal analysis, Uncovering Hidden Rhetorics: Social Issues in Disguise offers students and scholars a key to unlocking hidden text that abounds in popular culture.
Key Features
- Weaves meticulous analysis with popular culture throughout, keeping students and scholarly readers alike engaged and interested
- Empowers students to find hidden themes in texts of everyday life and inspires ongoing critical thinking
- Using a clear and engaging style and examples of well-known works makes formal analysis more accessible
Intended Audience
Interested scholars and upper-level undergraduate students enrolled in such courses as rhetoric and popular culture, contemporary rhetorical theory/criticism, media criticism, popular culture and mass communication, rhetorical methods, and so forth will find this compelling text an informative and delightful read.
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"One of the most important benefits of this book is that Brummet and his contributors demonstrate interesting ways to read critically."
Fairfield University
CHOICE
An enjoyable text, linking perennial social issues with events and icons from popular culture. Definitely recommended for classes in media discourse.
Department of English, City University of Hong Kong
September 8, 2011
Sage College Publishing
