The Politics of Appalachian Rhetoric / Amanda E. Hayes.

Author/creator Hayes, Amanda E., 1981- author.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoMorgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource (viii, 231 pages)
Supplemental ContentProject MUSE
Subjects

Uniform titleYou'uns
Contents Introduction: writing takes place -- Ethos -- Language -- Celtic rhetoric -- Celtic rhetoric in Appalachia -- Writing an Appalachian rhetoric -- When rhetoric is a deficit -- Categorizing education -- Education and rhetorical identity -- Rhetoric and repercussions.
Abstract "In exploring the ways that Appalachian people speak and write, Amanda E. Hayes raises the importance of knowing and respecting communication styles within a marginalized culture. Diving deep into the region's historical roots--especially those of the Scotch-Irish and their influence on her own Appalachian Ohio--Hayes reveals a rhetoric with its own unique logic, utility, and poetry. Hayes also considers the headwinds against Appalachian rhetoric, notably the resistance from ideologies about poverty and the biases of the school system. She connects these to challenges that Appalachian students face in the classroom and pinpoints pedagogical and structural approaches for change. Throughout, Hayes blends conventional scholarship with autobiography, storytelling, and language, illustrating Appalachian rhetoric's validity as a means of creating and sharing knowledge"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteRevision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Ohio University, 2015, titled You'uns : toward Appalachian rhetorical sovereignty.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Hayes, Amanda E., 1981- You'uns. Politics of Appalachian Rhetoric. First edition. Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2018 9781946684462 1946684465
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9781946684479
ISBN1946684473

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