Available Means of Persuasion, The: Mapping a Theory and Pedagogy of Multimodal Public Rhetoric

by David M. Sheridan, Jim Ridolfo

Overview

From the beginning, rhetoric has been a productive and practical art aimed at preparing citizens to participate in communal life. Possibilities for this participation are continually evolving in light of cultural and technological changes. The Available Means of Persuasion: Mapping a Theory and Pedagogy of Multimodal Public Rhetoric explores the ways that public rhetoric has changed due to emerging technologies that enable us to produce, reproduce, and distribute compositions that integrate visual, aural, and alphabetic elements. David M. Sheridan, Jim Ridolfo, and Anthony J. Michel argue that to exploit such options fully, rhetorical theory and pedagogy need to be reconfigured.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781602353114
Publisher:	Parlor Press, LLC
Publication date:	03/19/2012
Series:	New Media Theory
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

David M. Sheridan is an assistant professor in Michigan State University’s Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, where he teaches courses on writing, creativity, technology, and media.
Jim Ridolfo is Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric at the University of Cincinnati. He received his PhD in 2009 from the Michigan State University Rhetoric and Writing program, where he worked for six years at the Writing in Digital Environments Research Center.