Networking arguments : rhetoric, transnational feminism, and public policy writing / Rebecca Dingo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dingo, Rebecca Ann, 1975-

Series:

Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Social networks.

Women.

Sex role and globalization.

Rhetoric--Social aspects.

Rhetoric.

Rhetorical criticism.

Physical Description:

xi, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2012]

Summary:

Networking Arguments presents an original study on the use and misuse of global institutional rhetoric and the effects of these practices on women, particularly in developing countries. Rebecca Dingo views the complex networks that rhetoric flows through, globally and nationally, and how it's often reconfigured to work both for and against women and to maintain existing power structures.

Dingo deconstructs the central terminology employed by global institutions and shows how the meanings shift depending on the context. She studies programs by the World Bank, the United Nations, and the United States, among others, and then follows the trail of these policies to understand their diffusion and manipulation and the ultimate consequences for individuals.

To analyze transnational rhetorical processes, Dingo builds a theoretical framework by employing concepts of transcoding, ideological traffic, and interarticulation to uncover the intricacies of power relationships at work within networks. She ultimately views transnational capitalism, neoliberal economics, and neocolonial ideologies as primary determinants of policy and arguments over women's roles in the global economy.

Networking Arguments offers a new method of feminist rhetorical analysis that allows for an increased understanding of global gender policies and encourages strategies to counteract the negative effects they can create. Book jacket.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Networking arguments

Gender mainstreaming

Fitness

Empowerment

Afterword: networking arguments as a writing process for the new millennium

Notes

Works cited

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and index.

ISBN:

9780822961888

0822961881

OCLC:

761852996