{"product_id":"confronting-toxic-rhetoric-jamie-white-farnham-9783034353038","title":"Confronting Toxic Rhetoric: Writing Teachers' Experiences of Rupture, Resistance, and Resilience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConfronting Toxic Rhetoric\u003c\/em\u003e contributes to the extant scholarship on \u003ci\u003etoxic rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e, specifically the negative and extreme political discourse surrounding the Trump years of campaigning, rallying, tweeting, holding office, and the ongoing culture war in the US (Duffy, 2020). Toxic rhetoric challenged the foundational purposes of teaching writing and rhetoric, such as ethical argumentation and critical thinking. Teachers' narratives, case studies, and reflections bring to light the ruptures, resistance, and resilience of teaching amid the extreme polarization of partisan politics, distrust of science, and increased hate speech, among other issues associated with toxic rhetoric. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will learn from teachers who were challenged to cope with toxic rhetoric, using both rhetorical and extra-disciplinary lenses. Their experiences present a vulnerable yet resolved expression of coping, activism, and belief in the future of rhetoric and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Toxic rhetoric is the proverbial fly in the soup of our political and public discourse, poisoning our politics, and by extension, our classrooms. \u003ci\u003eConfronting Toxic Rhetoric \u003c\/i\u003etakes up the arduous task of treating the contamination in our classrooms while encouraging us to advance the work of decontamination in our broader rhetorical ecosystems.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Ryan Skinnell, Editor of \u003ci\u003eFaking the News: What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald J. Trump\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie White-Farnham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3034353030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783034353038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Jamie White-Farnham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767382954239,"sku":"9783034353038","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31e08ca9-672f-4771-8564-6426ccd95fdf.jpg?v=1744169655","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/confronting-toxic-rhetoric-jamie-white-farnham-9783034353038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}