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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... define our perspective . We are centrally concerned with the process of creating identity out of the sociality of collective action . Burke ( 1959/1937 ) points out that " ' identification ' is hardly other than a name for the function ...
... oppositional discourses shape presentation of collective identity ; they influence definition of controversy , contribute to understanding the relationship between antagonists , and heighten dis- xviii PROGAY / ANTIGAY.
... definition of our topic is the creation of new social contexts , knowledges , and sub- jects through political communication . We do not avoid a discussion of cultural issues . Instead , we are focusing on the political aspects of the ...
... defined concept which nat- uralizes a certain kind of person . The word " queer , " recently favored by some progay advocates and academics for its virtue of inclusiveness as well as its function both in reversing the valence of a ...
... define themselves as " people of faith . " There is no means through which to compromise the innumerable se- mantic disagreements which mine the battlefield of public policy whose subject is same - sex sex . These disagreements are , in ...
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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 |