The Rhetorics of US Immigration: Identity, Community, by E. Johanna Hartelius
By E. Johanna Hartelius
In the present geopolitical climate—in which unaccompanied childrens go the border in checklist numbers, and debates at the subject swing violently from pole to pole—the topic of immigration calls for cutting edge inquiry. In The Rhetorics people Immigration, probably the most popular and prolific students in immigration stories come jointly to debate the numerous elements of immigration rhetoric within the United States.
The Rhetorics folks Immigration provides readers with an built-in feel of the rhetorical multiplicity circulating between and approximately immigrants. while extant literature on immigration rhetoric has a tendency to target the media, this paintings extends the dialog to the immigrants themselves, between others. a suite whose personal eclecticism highlights the complexity of the difficulty, The Rhetorics people Immigration is not just a learn within the language of immigration but additionally a frank dialogue of who's doing the speaking and what it capability for the future.
From questions of activism, authority, and citizenship to the impact of Hollywood, the LGBTQ group, and the church, The Rhetorics folks Immigration considers the myriad venues within which the yankee immigration query emerges—and the interpretive framework suited for account for it.
Along with the editor, the members are Claudia Anguiano, Karma R. Chávez, Terence money, Jay P. Childers, J. David Cisneros, Lisa M. Corrigan, D. Robert DeChaine, Anne Teresa Demo, Dina Gavrilos, Emily Ironside, Christine Jasken, Yazmin Lazcano-Pry, Michael Lechuga, and Alessandra B. Von Burg.
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