The politics of Appalachian rhetoric /
In exploring the ways that Appalachian people speak and write, Amanda E. Hayes raises the importance of knowing and respecting communication styles within a marginalized culture. Diving deep into the region's historical roots, especially those of the Scotch-Irish and their influence on her own...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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Morgantown :
West Virginia University Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In exploring the ways that Appalachian people speak and write, Amanda E. Hayes raises the importance of knowing and respecting communication styles within a marginalized culture. Diving deep into the region's historical roots, especially those of the Scotch-Irish and their influence on her own Appalachian Ohio, Hayes reveals a rhetoric with its own unique logic, utility and poetry. Hayes also considers the headwinds against Appalachian rhetoric, notably the resistance from ideologies about poverty and the biases of the school system. She connects these to challenges that Appalachian students face in the classroom and pinpoints pedagogical and structural approaches for change. Throughout, Hayes blends conventional scholarship with autobiography, storytelling and language, illustrating Appalachian rhetoric's validity as a means of creating and sharing knowledge. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 231 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781946684462 1946684465 9781946684455 1946684457 |