Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage: Theory in the Body, 1st Edition

.Through a fusion of narrative and analysis, Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage examines how theater can enact critical discourse analysis and how micro-instances of iniquitous language use have been politically and historically reiterated to oppress and deny equal rights to marginalized groups of people. Drawing from Aristophanes’ rhetorical plays as a template for rhetoric in action, the author poses the stage as a rhetorical site whereby we can observe, see, and feel 20th-century rhetorical theories of the body. Using critical discourse analysis and Judith Butler’s theories of the performative body as a methodological and analytical lens, the book explores how a handful of American plays in the latter part of the 20th century—the works of Tony Kushner, Suzan Lori-Parks, and John Cameron Mitchell, among others— use rhetoric in order to perform and challenge marginalizing language about groups that are not offered center stage in public and political spheres. This innovative study initiates a conversation long overdue between scholars in rhetorical and performance studies; as such, it will be essential reading for academic researchers and graduate students in the areas of rhetorical studies, performance studies, theater studies, and critical discourse analysis.Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage: Theory in the Body 1st Edition is written by Fiona Harris Ramsby and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage are 9781000298956, 1000298957 and the print ISBNs are 9780367421847, 0367421844. Additional ISBNs include 9780367421854, 9780367680428, 9781000298871, 9781000298918.