Dissertation
Rhetorical Alterations: Critical Cultural Performance
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/110857
Abstract
This dissertation focuses on the body’s rhetorical significance in relation to time. First, I explore Kenneth Burke’s rhetorical notion of consubstantiality—becoming one with another person—and connect it to Henri Bergson’s concept of duration (durée). Then, I develop a model that emphasizes the role of the body in the rhetorical urge toward consubstantiality. I further examine what Burke calls a “directed movement” of the body in a critical cultural performance—a performance that mirrors social drama. To build my theoretical framework, I draw on scholarship from rhetoric, anthropology, and performance studies. My theory can be applied in the composition classroom as well as in a writing center setting. It can serve as a source for the development of pedagogies that aim primarily at enhancing students’ rhetorical possibilities for the purpose of advancing their critical thinking skills.
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Details
- Title
- Rhetorical Alterations: Critical Cultural Performance
- Creators
- Elitza Kotzeva Kotzeva
- Contributors
- Victor Villanueva (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- English, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 173
- Identifiers
- 99900581817601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation