Rhetoric Society Quarterly Oct 2022

Rhetorical Stillness: How Byzantine Iconography Offers an Alternative to Rhetorical Velocity

Amy K. Anderson Anderson University - Indiana

Abstract

As a counterpoint to rhetorical velocity, this essay proposes rhetorical stillness, the property of texts that are designed to have limited circulation but high audience engagement. Drawing from an analysis of Byzantine iconography, the essay examines how a rhetorical ecology of beliefs and embodied practices can slow down a text’s circulation and create space for audiences to have transformative encounters.

Journal
Rhetoric Society Quarterly
Published
2022-10-20
DOI
10.1080/02773945.2022.2062433
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