{"product_id":"what-democracy-looks-like-christina-r-foust-9780817358938","title":"What Democracy Looks Like: The Rhetoric of Social Movements and Counterpublics","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Democracy Looks Like\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and timely collection which combines two distinct but related theories in rhetoric and communication studies, while also exploring theories and ideas espoused by those in sociology, political science, and cultural studies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Recent protests around the world (such as the Arab Spring uprisings and Occupy Wall Street movements) have drawn renewed interest to the study of social change and, especially, to the manner in which words, images, events, and ideas associated with protestors can \"move the social.\" \u003ci\u003eWhat Democracy Looks Like \u003c\/i\u003eis an attempt to foster a more coherent understanding of social change among scholars of rhetoric and communication studies by juxtaposing the ideas of social movements and counterpublics--historically two key factors significant in the study of social change. Foust, Pason, and Zittlow Rogness's volume compiles the voices of leading and new scholars who are contributing to the history, application, and new directions of these two concepts, all in conversation with a number of acts of resistance or social change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The theories of social movements and counterpublics are related, but distinct. Social movement theories tend to be concerned with enacting policy and legislative changes. Scholars flying this flag have concentrated on the organization and language (for example, rallies and speeches) that are meant to enact social change. Counterpublic theory, on the other hand, focuses less on policy changes and more on the unequal distribution of power and resources among different protest groups, which is sometimes synonymous with subordinated identity groups such as race, gender, sexuality, and class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nonetheless, contributors argue that in recent years the distinctions between these two methods have become less evident. By putting the literatures of the two theories in conversation with one another, these scholars seek to promote and imagine social change outside the typical binaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina R. Foust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817358935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817358938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Christina R. Foust","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46640908861695,"sku":"9780817358938","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b71fa18d-cf46-45a6-a676-d49a0c523315.jpg?v=1740670812","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-democracy-looks-like-christina-r-foust-9780817358938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}