Women's irony : rewriting feminist rhetorical histories / Tarez Samra Graban.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graban, Tarez Samra, author.

Series:

Studies in rhetorics and feminisms.

Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism and literature.

Irony in literature.

Feminist theory.

Feminist literature--History.

Feminist literature.

Women and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale, Illinois : Southern Illinois University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In "Women's Irony: Rewriting Feminist Rhetorical Histories," author Tarez Samra Graban synthesizes three decades of scholarship in rhetoric, linguistics, and philosophy to present irony as a critical model for feminist rhetorical historiography that is not linked to humor, lying, or intention. Graban challenges critical methods in rhetoric, asking scholars in rhetoric and its related disciplines to rethink how they produce historical knowledge and use archives to recover women's performances in political situations. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION: Why an Irony Paradigm for Feminist Historiography, and Why Now?""; ""1. ON WOMEN AND AGENCY: Ironizing Together""; ""2. ON LANGUAGE AND HISTORY: Eliding Dichotomies""; ""3. ON LOCATION AND MEMORY: Challenging Ethos""; ""4. FREEING THE ARCHON""; ""5. TOWARD AN IRONY PARADIGM""; ""NOTES""; ""WORKS CITED""; ""INDEX""; ""Author Biography""; ""Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms""; ""Other Books in the Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms Series""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8093-3419-4

OCLC:

919012965