Spectacular Rhetorics: Human Rights Visions, Recognitions, Feminisms

(Part of the Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies Series)

by Wendy Hesford and Wendy S. Hesford

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Spectacular Rhetorics is a rigorous analysis of the rhetorical frameworks and narratives that underlie human rights law, shape the process of cultural and legal recognition, and delimit public responses to violence and injustice. Integrating visual and textual criticism, Wendy S. Hesford scrutinizes "spectacular rhetoric," the use of visual images and rhetoric to construct certain bodies, populations, and nations as victims and incorporate them into...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822349515

ISBN13:9780822349518

Release Date:August 2011

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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Spectacular Rhetorics: Human Rights Visions, Recognitions, Feminisms

(Part of the Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies Series)

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