On the Origins of Speech as a Discipline: James A. Winans and Public Speaking as Practical Democracy

William Keith

doi:10.1080/02773940801958446

Rhetoric Society Quarterly Jul 2008

On the Origins of Speech as a Discipline: James A. Winans and Public Speaking as Practical Democracy

William Keith University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Abstract

This article argues that the history of the speech field is best understood by examining the primary sources for its institutional and pedagogical origins, and that public speaking instruction originates in a complex understanding of the civic implications of speech pedagogy.

Journal: Rhetoric Society Quarterly
Published: 2008-07-15
DOI: 10.1080/02773940801958446
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