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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... struggles over variant sexuality have been previously surveyed , most notably by legal scholar Didi Herman ( 1994 ) and by journalists John Gallagher and Christopher Bull ( 1996 ) . They each investigate the patterns of contention ...
... struggle for domination is central to our interpretation of symbolic action . Burke ( 1952 ) observed that " individual universes as such do not compete " ( p . 22 ) . However , within rhetoric , " their universality becomes transformed ...
... struggle to produce identities and frames is , therefore , undertaken in an atmosphere charged with conflict , while opposing movements battle " for primacy in identifying the relevant issues and actors in a given political struggle ...
... struggle against the skepticism and suspicion of the majority of Ameri- cans . Each finds within public struggle a source of empowerment ( Hannigan , 1991 , p . 325 ) . These claims to similarity , however , must be balanced against ...
... struggle against an evil nemesis . The projections generated in contests of representation are creations de- signed to establish a dominant interpretive package . Chapter 4 traces the interaction between advocates which produces ...
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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 |