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Rhetorical Communities.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meredith, Leigh, author.
- Choong, Phil, author.
- Garcia, Melisa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Humanities--Textbooks.
- Humanities.
- Rhetoric--Textbooks.
- Rhetoric.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] Leigh Meredith, Phil Choong, and Melisa Garcia [2025]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Rhetorical Communities guides students in analyzing and engaging with the practices, values, and expectations that shape communication within different communities. Beginning with foundational concepts of rhetoric and discourse community theory, the text progresses through genre analysis, audience and context, composing processes, collaboration, and ethical considerations, while highlighting how identity and power influence discourse. Emphasizing real-world examples and community contexts, this book helps students understand and participate in rhetorical practices across academic, professional, and civic settings.
- Contents:
- Land Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- Author Biographies
- Acknowledgements
- Accessibility Statement
- I. Rhetorical Foundations
- 1. Where Does Rhetoric Come From?
- 2. The Rhetorical Situation
- 3. Rhetorical Appeals
- 4. Eloquentia Perfecta and Rhetorical Listening
- 5. Rhetorical Reflection
- II. Language Attitudes and Linguistic Justice
- 6. The Hidden Language of Language
- 7. Key Concepts in Linguistic Justice
- III. Discourse Communities
- 8. What Is a Discourse Community?
- 9. Why Do Professors Talk Like That?
- 10. Professional, Civic, and Cultural Discourse Communities
- 11. Analyzing Discourse Communities
- IV. Genre
- 12. What Is Genre?
- 13. Public Genres
- 14. Analyzing Genres
- 15. Genre Translation
- V. Multimodality
- 16. Media Matters: Oral, Print, and Digital Rhetorics
- 17. Understanding the Five Modes of Multimodality
- 18. Rhetorical Analysis of Visual Texts
- VI. Generative AI
- 19. How Does Generative AI Work?
- 20. Ethical Issues for Generative AI and Communication
- 21. Composing with Generative AI
- 22. Acknowledging and Citing Generative AI in Academic Work
- Notes:
- Description based on print resource
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