Rhetoric of Social Movements: Networks, Power, and New Media

The Rhetoric of Social Movements: Networks, Power, and New Media provides an accessible yet rigorous survey of the rhetorical study of historical and contemporary social movements, promoting the study of relations between strategy, symbolic action, and social assemblage. It offers a framework for the study of social movements grounded in slow inquiry and the interconnectedness of these imminent phenomena, with chapters addressing rhetorical tactics, media, power, and emerging contents and environments.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 318 pages
Publication date: 23 September 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive collection offers an accessible yet rigorous survey of the rhetorical study of historical and contemporary social movements, emphasizing the study of relations between strategy, symbolic action, and social assemblage. By presenting a wealth of the latest research in the field, The Rhetoric of Social Movements: Networks, Power, and New Media provides a framework for understanding social movements grounded in a methodology of slow inquiry and the interconnectedness of these imminent phenomena.

Chapters in the book address various aspects of social movements, including the rhetorical tactics employed by these movements to gain attention and challenge power. The centrality of traditional and new media in shaping social movements is explored, as well as the operations of power within movement organizations, leadership, and local and global networking. Additionally, the book examines emerging contents and environments for social movements in the twenty-first century.

Each chapter is framed by case studies drawn from movements across the world, ranging from Black Lives Matter and Occupy to Greek anarchism and indigenous land protests. These case studies serve to ground conceptual characteristics of social movements in their continuously unfolding reality, providing readers with both practical and theoretical insights.

The Rhetoric of Social Movements appeals to scholars and advanced students of rhetoric, communication, media studies, cultural studies, social protest and activism, and political science. It offers valuable insights into the dynamics and strategies of social movements and contributes to our understanding of the complex interplay between power, communication, and social change.

Weight: 604g
Dimension: 253 x 177 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367523862