The Democratic Ethos - Authenticity and Instrumentalism in US Movement Rhetoric after Occupy (Paperback)

What did Occupy Wall Street accomplish? While it began as a startling disruption in politics as usual, in The Democratic Ethos Freya Thimsen argues that the movement's long-term importance rests in how its commitment to radical democratic self-organization has been adopted within more conventional forms of politics. Occupy changed what counts as credible democratic coordination and how democracy is performed, as demonstrated in opposition to corporate political influence, rural antifracking activism, and political campaigns.By comparing instances of progressive politics that demonstrate the democratic ethos developed and promoted by Occupy and those that do not, Thimsen illustrates how radical and conventional rhetorical strategies can be brought together to seek democratic change. Combining insights from rhetorical studies, performance studies, political theory, and sociology, The Democratic Ethos offers a set of conceptual tools for analyzing anticorporate democracy-movement politics in the twenty-first century.

General

Imprint:	University of South Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Movement Rhetoric, Rhetoric's Movements
Release date:	June 2022
Authors:	A. Freya Thimsen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-1-64336-318-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Discourse analysis Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Speaking / pronunciation skills > Public speaking / elocution
LSN:	1-64336-318-2
Barcode:	9781643363189

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