Across a range of industrial, domestic, and agricultural sites,
Greer shows how repetitive discursive performances served as
rhetorical tools as women workers sought to rescript power
relations in their workplaces and to resist narratives about their
laboring lives. The case studies reveal noteworthy patterns in how
these women’s words helped to construct the complex web of class
relations in which they were enmeshed. Rather than a teleological
narrative of economic empowerment over the course of a century,
Unorganized Women speaks to the enduring obstacles low- and no-wage
women face, their creativity and resilience in the face of
adversity, and the challenges that impede the creation of
meaningful coalitions. By focusing on repetitive rhetorical labor,
this book affords a point of entry for analyzing the discursive
productions of a range of women workers and for constructing a
richer history of women’s rhetoric in the United States.
General
Imprint: |
University of Pittsburgh Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Composition, Literacy, and Culture |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
Authors: |
Jane Greer
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Dimensions: |
203 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8229-4755-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social issues >
General
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LSN: |
0-8229-4755-2 |
Barcode: |
9780822947554 |
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