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Composition and Cornel West: Notes toward a Deep Democracy identifies and explains key aspects of the work of Cornel West-the highly regarded scholar of religion, philosophy, and African American studies-as they relate to composition studies, focusing especially on three rhetorical strategies that W...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilyard, Keith, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
West, Cornel.
West, Cornel > Political and social views.
West, Cornel > Philosophy.
Rhetorik
Philosophie
Rhetoric > Social aspects.
Rhetoric > Political aspects.
Rhetoric > Philosophy.
Political and social views.
Philosophy.
English language > Rhetoric.
Democracy.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
African American philosophy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Rhetorique.
Rhetorique > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Discours politique > États-Unis.
Philosophie noire americaine.
Noirs americains > Vie intellectuelle.
English language > United States > Rhetoric.
Rhetoric > Social aspects > United States.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Schwarze.
USA.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Composition and Cornel West: Notes toward a Deep Democracy identifies and explains key aspects of the work of Cornel West-the highly regarded scholar of religion, philosophy, and African American studies-as they relate to composition studies, focusing especially on three rhetorical strategies that West suggests we use in our questioning lives as scholars, teachers, students, and citizens. In this study, author Keith Gilyard examines the strategies of Socratic Commitment (a relentless examination of received wisdom), Prophetic Witness (an abiding concern with justice.
Physical Description:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9780809387007

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