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Feminist Rhetorical Theories offers feminist rhetorical theories developed from the works of nine feminist theorists who offer important insights into rhetoric and communication—Chris Kramarae, Bell Hooks, Gloria Anzaldua, Mary Daly, Starhawk, Paula Gunn Allen, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Sally Miller Gearhart, and Sonia Johnson. Each of the theories is explicated in terms of the nature of the world or the realm for rhetoric explicated by the theorist, the theorist’s definition of feminism, the nature of the rhetor or the kind of agent the theorist sees as acting in the world, and the rhetorical options envisioned by the theorist as available to rhetors. The resulting theories of rhetoric, which are substantially different from traditional rhetorical theories, re-vision rhetoric and encourage scholars to rethink many traditional rhetorical constructs.Features and benefits of this book include: - Fully developed rhetorical theories from feminist perspectives, offering feminist alternatives to traditional rhetorical theory - Coherent, systematic overviews of complex, large bodies of the work and ideas of feminist theorists whose ideas are relevant to rhetorical studies - Theorists from diverse standpoints who hold various definitions on feminisms, demonstrating the diversity of feminism and of feminist rhetorical theories .

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Feminist Rhetorical Theories offers feminist rhetorical theories developed from the works of nine feminist theorists who offer important insights into rhetoric and communication-Chris Kramarae, Bell Hooks, Gloria Anzaldua, Mary Daly, Starhawk, Paula Gunn Allen, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Sally Miller Gearhart, and Sonia Johnson. Each of the theories is explicated in terms of the nature of the world or the realm for rhetoric explicated by the theorist, the theorist's definition of feminism, the nature of the rhetor or the kind of agent the theorist sees as acting in the world, and the rhetorical options envisioned by the theorist as available to rhetors. The resulting theories of rhetoric, which are substantially different from traditional rhetorical theories, re-vision rhetoric and encourage scholars to rethink many traditional rhetorical constructs.

Features and benefits of this book include:
- Fully developed rhetorical theories from feminist perspectives, offering feminist alternatives to traditional rhetorical theory
- Coherent, systematic overviews of complex, large bodies of the work and ideas of feminist theorists whose ideas are relevant to rhetorical studies
- Theorists from diverse standpoints who hold various definitions on feminisms, demonstrating the diversity of feminism and of feminist rhetorical theories

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