Necessary Adjustments: Black Women’s Rhetorical Impatience

Tamika L. Carey University of Virginia

Abstract

This essay examines moments of Black women’s rhetorical impatience, or performances used to manage time within adverse conditions, to expand conceptions of kairos and self-care. It shows how disruption is a vehicle of discipline designed to promote Black women’s respect and wellness, revealing discursive postures that must inform discussions of identity, risk, and power in relation to rhetorical criticism and education.

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Rhetoric Review
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2020-07-02
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10.1080/07350198.2020.1764745
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