Rhetorical Communities: Understanding Language, Power, and Communication Across Contexts
by Leigh Meredith - Author / Phil Choong - Author / Melisa Garcia
Rhetorical Communities guides students in analyzing and engaging with the practices, values, and expectations that shape communication within different communities. Beginning with foundational concepts of rhetoric and discourse community theory, the text progresses through genre analysis, audience and context, composing processes, collaboration, and ethical considerations, while highlighting how identity and power influence discourse. Emphasizing real-world examples and community contexts, this book helps students understand and participate in rhetorical practices across academic, professional, and civic settings.
Description from Open Textbook Library.
- Publisher
- Leigh Meredith, Phil Choong, and Melisa Garcia
- Year
- 2025
- Subjects
- Humanities - Literature, Rhetoric, and Poetry
- Licence
- Attribution-ShareAlike, as Open Textbook Library states it
- Who can read
- Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects