the second edition of RhetoricalCriticism: Perspectives in Action presents a thorough, accessible, and well-grounded introduction to contemporary rhetorical criticism. Systematic chapters contributed by noted experts introduce the fundamental aspects of a perspective, provide students with an example to model when writing their own criticism, and address the potentials and pitfalls of the approach. In addition to covering traditional modes of rhetorical criticism, the volume presents less commonly discussed rhetorical perspectives, exposing students to a wide cross-section of techniques. Jim A. Kuypers is professor of communication at Virginia Tech. His many publications include Twentieth Century Roots of Rhetorical Studies, Bush’s War, and Partisan Journalism (a 2014 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title). He has been honored with the American Communication Association’s Outstanding Contribution to Communication Scholarship Award, the Southern States Communication Association’s Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Research Award, and Dartmouth College’s Distinguished Lecturer Award.

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Thoughts on updates for the 3E: Add chapter on visual criticism Update feminist critique ch Query reviewers on keeping fantasy theme analysis and bringing back framing chapter (beyond the news) Add Advocacy criticism? Add intersectionality? Concept criticism? Are there chapters that will be cut from this edition? What is the right length for this book to make comprehensive and up to date but keep teachable/affordable? TOC 2E: Elements of Rhetorical Criticism: The Big Picture Jim A. Kuypers Part I. OVERVIEW OF RHETORICAL CRITICISM What is Rhetoric? Jim A. Kuypers and Andrew King Rhetorical Criticism as Art Jim A. Kuypers Understanding Rhetorical Situations Marilyn Young and Kathleen Farrell Generic Elements in Rhetoric Bill Benoit On Objectivity and Politics in Criticism Edwin Black Part II. PERSPECTIVES ON CRITICISM The Traditional Perspective Forbes I. Hill Close Textual Analysis: Approaches and Applications Stephen H. Browne Criticism of Metaphor David Henry and Thomas R. Burkholder The Narrative Perspective Robert Rowland Dramatism and Kenneth Burke’s Pentadic Criticism Ryan McGeough and Andrew King The Fantasy Theme Perspective Thomas St. Antoine, Matthew Althouse, and Moya Ball Feminist Criticism Donna Nudd and Kristina L. Whalen Ideographical Criticism Ronald Lee and Adam Blood Part III. EXPANDING OUR CRITICAL HORIZONS Eclectic Criticism: Combining Perspectives for Insights Jim A. Kuypers Critical Rhetoric: An Orientation Toward Criticism Raymie McKerrow Criticism of Popular Culture and Social Media Kristen Hoerl Appendix A: Writing Criticism: Getting Started Appendix B: Additional Rhetorical Perspectives Appendix C: Glossary of Terms