QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF SPEECH
Scope & Guideline
Transforming Understanding: Insights that Influence Communication Practices
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Rhetoric and Social Justice:
The journal explores how rhetoric functions in the context of social justice movements, examining the ways language shapes and is shaped by issues of race, gender, sexuality, and class. - Critical Rhetorical Analysis:
It employs critical rhetorical methods to analyze discourse across various mediums, including political speeches, media representations, and cultural texts, to uncover underlying power dynamics. - Interdisciplinary Approaches:
The journal encourages interdisciplinary research, integrating insights from fields such as cultural studies, feminist theory, and queer theory to enrich rhetorical analysis. - Global Perspectives:
It emphasizes the importance of global contexts in rhetorical studies, examining how rhetoric operates in different cultural and political landscapes. - Emergent and Contemporary Issues:
The journal focuses on contemporary issues such as migration, climate change, and public health, analyzing how rhetoric informs public understanding and action on these topics.
Trending and Emerging
- Rhetorics of Migration and Belonging:
Recent publications indicate a growing focus on the rhetoric surrounding migration, exploring how narratives of belonging and displacement are constructed in public discourse. - Trans and Queer Rhetorics:
There is an increasing emphasis on trans and queer issues, particularly in relation to social movements, representation, and identity politics, reflecting broader societal discussions around gender and sexuality. - Environmental Rhetorics:
The journal is seeing a rise in scholarship related to environmental issues, particularly the rhetoric of climate justice and activism, as scholars examine how language shapes environmental discourse. - Affect and Emotion in Rhetoric:
Emerging themes include the exploration of affect and emotionality in rhetoric, investigating how feelings influence public discourse and identity construction. - Intersectionality in Rhetorical Studies:
There is a trend towards applying intersectional frameworks to rhetorical analysis, examining how overlapping identities and experiences shape rhetorical practices and interpretations.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Rhetorical Canons:
There appears to be a waning interest in the classical canons of rhetoric (invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery), as contemporary scholarship increasingly prioritizes critical and social justice-oriented approaches. - Historical Rhetorical Figures:
While historical analyses remain important, the focus on specific historical figures in rhetorical studies has decreased, with more emphasis placed on current movements and activism. - Mainstream Political Rhetoric:
The analysis of mainstream political rhetoric, particularly from centrist perspectives, seems to be less frequent, as the journal increasingly centers radical and marginalized voices. - Rhetoric of Traditional Media:
There is a noticeable decline in research focusing on traditional media rhetoric, with scholars shifting towards digital and social media platforms as primary sites of rhetorical analysis.
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