Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over SexualitySAGE Publications, 2000 M02 3 - 264 páginas Combining humanistic rhetorical criticism with social scientific concepts, Ralph R. Smith and Russel R. Windes examine how the discourse of the progay/antigay debate shapes the self-understanding and strategies of the two opposing sides. The struggle over issues such as lesbians and gay men serving openly in the military, same-sex marriage, and inclusion of "sexual orientation" in anti-discrimination and hate crime laws have evolved along with the development of rival progay and traditionalist antigay communities. In the process of presenting their arguments to the wider society, the two sides exercise extraordinary influence on each other. As a result of the public policy debates, the progay movement has moved toward an essentialist, non-sexual identity, while the traditionalists have shifted toward a secular public self-representation. Progay/Antigay also analyzes the internal disagreements within the two movements. The same-sex marriage debate illustrates important dimensions of the contest over sexuality. The authors examine rhetorical strategy and counter-strategy in this specific institutional context. Progay/Antigay also discusses how the study of the variant sexuality issue provides the opportunity to assess paths for reconciliation and to judge concepts of political pluralism and multiculturalism. |
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... Antagonistic Construction of Identity and Conflict 93 5. Debate Within Communities 127 6. Same - Sex Marriage : A Case Study 155 7. Criticism of the Variant Sexuality Issue Culture 181 References 203 Index 227 About the Authors 239 To a ...
... antagonism . " " Rhetoric " is an old word , made rich but also ambiguous by a long his- tory of inconsistent usage . Some rhetoricians confine their study to ora- tory , others to the written word , but Burkeian theory extends the ...
... discovered to be little more than a distinction rooted in power or a move in a rhetorical game " ( Wolfe , 1992 , p . 310 ) . Throughout our analysis of the dynamic of antagonistic enjoinment in the variant xiv PROGAY / ANTIGAY.
... antagonistic enjoinment in the variant sexuality controversy , we will be concerned with the rhetorical creation of identity , difference , and boundaries . Within our approach , identities are rhetorical constructs created through ...
... antagonistic enjoinment of progay and antigay dis- courses , and not centrally the analysis of methods of rhetorical criticism . Main Arguments of the Analysis Focus on the mutual influence of adversarial relationships , combined with ...
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Chapter 2 Analysis of Communication in Contests Over Variant Sexuality | 35 |
Chapter 3 Appeals in Progay and Traditionalist Discourses | 57 |
Chapter 4 Antagonistic Construction of Identity and Conflict | 93 |
Chapter 5 Debate Within Communities | 127 |
A Case Study | 155 |
Chapter 7 Criticism of the Variant Sexuality Issue Culture | 181 |
References | 203 |
Index | 227 |
About the Authors | 239 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality Ralph R. Smith,Russel R. Windes Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |
Progay/Antigay: The Rhetorical War Over Sexuality Ralph R. Smith,Russel R. Windes Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |