Confronting toxic rhetoric : writing teachers' experiences of rupture, resistance, and resilience /
"Confronting toxic rhetoric contributes to the extant scholarship on toxic rhetoric, specifically the negative and extreme political discourse surrounding the Trump years of campaigning, rallying, tweeting, holding office, and the ongoing culture war in the US (Duffy, 2020). Toxic rhetoric chal...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang,
[2025]
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| Series: | Studies in composition and rhetoric ;
v.25. |
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| Summary: | "Confronting toxic rhetoric contributes to the extant scholarship on toxic rhetoric, specifically the negative and extreme political discourse surrounding the Trump years of campaigning, rallying, tweeting, holding office, and the ongoing culture war in the US (Duffy, 2020). Toxic rhetoric challenged the foundational purposes of teaching writing and rhetoric, such as ethical argumentation and critical thinking. Teachers' narratives, case studies, and reflections bring to light the ruptures, resistance, and resilience of teaching amid the extreme polarization of partisan politics, distrust of science, and increased hate speech, among other issues associated with toxic rhetoric. Readers will learn from teachers who were challenged to cope with toxic rhetoric, using both rhetorical and extra-disciplinary lenses. Their experiences present a vulnerable yet resolved expression of coping, activism, and belief in the future of rhetoric and democracy." -- |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 230 pages ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781636679914 9783034353038 1636679919 3034353030 |
| ISSN: | 1080-5397 ; |