Rhetoric Review Apr 2015

Libraries and Their Publics: Rhetorics of the Public Library

Chris Ingraham University of Colorado System

Abstract

Arguments about the future of libraries are more trenchant than ever. Yet questions about the nature of public libraries are inseparable from questions about their public character. Historically, competing arguments about the ideal relationship between libraries and their publics have mirrored evolving technologies that affect a library’s potential content and accessibility. But today, when socially excluded populations need libraries to gain the cultural capital necessary to participate in civil society, threats to public libraries also threaten the public sphere’s viability as a way for the disenfranchised to address the state.

Journal
Rhetoric Review
Published
2015-04-03
DOI
10.1080/07350198.2015.1008915
CompPile
Search in CompPile ↗
Open Access
Closed
Topics
public rhetoric affect and writing
Export
BibTeX RIS

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (0)

No articles in this index cite this work.

References (41)

  1. Bailey and Others v Brent London Borough Council. Web. 27 May 2011.
  2. Battles Matthew. (2003)
    Library: An Unquiet History
  3. Brent Council. “Brent’s Borough Profile.” Web. January 2011.
  4. Brent Council (2011)
    Library Transformation Project, Executive Report from the Director of Environment and Nei…
  5. Brent Council (2011)
    Library Transformation Project, Executive Report from the Director of Environment and Nei…
Show all 41 →
  1. Brent Council (2010)
    London Borough of Brent Libraries, Arts and Heritage Libraries Transformation Project
  2. Brent Council (2010)
    Libraries Transformation Project Consultation, Questions and Answers Session
  3. Brent Council. “Brent’s Borough Profile (2011)
    Libraries Transformation Project Consultation
  4. Buschman John. (2003)
    Dismantling the Public Sphere: Situating and Sustaining Librarianship in the Age of the N…
     ↗
  5. Buschman John. (2006)
    10.1300/J118v24n01_01
    Public Library Quarterly  ↗
  6. Buschman John. (2005)
    Library Philosophy and Practice
  7. Cooper Gill (2011)
    Public Library Closures
  8. Castells Manuel. (1998)
    End of Millennium
  9. Commission of the European Communities (1993)
    Background Report: Social Exclusion: Poverty and Other Social Problems in the European Co…
  10. Davies Steve. (2008)
    Taking Stock: The Future of Our Public Library Service
  11. 10.1215/9780822390923
     ↗
  12. Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2013)
    “Taking Part: 2013/14 Quarter 1 Statistical Release.”
  13. 10.1515/LIBR.2001.183
     ↗
  14. 10.1080/01616840903562976
     ↗
  15. Grafton Anthony (1987)
    From Humanism to the Humanities: Education and the Liberal Arts in Fifteenth and Sixteent…
  16. Hauser Gerard. (1999)
    Vernacular Voices: The Rhetoric of Publics and Public Spheres
  17. Haynes Kevin J. (2008)
    The Cambridge Companion to Benjamin Franklin
  18. Howard Jennifer. (2012)
    The Chronicle of Higher Education
  19. MacLeish Archibald. (1972)
    American Scholar
  20. Mailloux Steven. (1998)
    Reception Histories: Rhetoric, Pragmatism, and American Cultural Politics
     ↗
  21. Manguel Alberto. (2009)
    The Library at Night
  22. Marres Noortje. (2005)
    Making Things Public: Atmospheres of Democracy
  23. 10.1080/00335638009383499
     ↗
  24. McMenemy David. (2009)
    The Public Library
  25. Minto John (1932)
    A History of the Public Library Movement in Great Britain and Ireland
  26. Muddiman Dave (2000)
    Open to All? The Public Library and Social Exclusion. Volume One: Overview and Conclusions
  27. Pateman John (2010)
    Public Libraries and Social Justice
  28. Pearson David. (2011)
    London 1000 Years: Treasures from the Collections of the City of London
  29. Percy-Smith Janie. (2000)
    Policy Responses to Social Exclusion: Towards Inclusion?
  30. Rubin Richard E. (2010)
    Foundations of Library and Information Science
  31. Schiappa Edward. (2003)
    Defining Reality: Definitions and the Politics of Meaning
  32. Schiller Dan. (2000)
    Digital Capitalism
  33. Suarez-Villa Luis. (2009)
    Technocapitalism
  34. (1964)
    Public Libraries and Museums Act of 1964
  35. Wellisch Hans H. (1981)
    Journal of Library History
  36. Zickuhr Kathryn (2013)
    Internet & American Life Project
CrossRef global citation count: 23 View in citation network → Build reading path →

Related Articles

  1. Rhetoric & Public Affairs Dec 2024
    American Magnitude: Hemispheric Vision and Public Feeling in the United States ↗
    Benjamin Firgens
    rhetorical criticism african american rhetorics decolonial rhetorics archival research qualitative research multimodality public rhetoric affect and writing
  2. Philosophy & Rhetoric Sep 2024
    Where’s the Rhetoric? Imagining a Unified Field ↗
    Joshua Hanan
    modern rhetorical theory rhetorical criticism composition theory genre theory discourse analysis cultural rhetorics argument qualitative research quantitative research digital rhetoric social media grammar and mechanics gender and writing disability studies public rhetoric affect and writing body and rhetoric editorial matter
  3. Rhetoric & Public Affairs Sep 2024
    For the Enjoyment of the People: The Creation of National Identity in American Public Lands ↗
    Kyra Bowar
    rhetorical criticism discourse analysis argument assessment public rhetoric affect and writing
  4. Argumentation Sep 2024
    Framing to Make an Argument: The Case of the Genocide Hashtag in the Russia-Ukraine war ↗
    Elena Musi
    discourse analysis digital rhetoric social media public rhetoric affect and writing
  5. Rhetoric & Public Affairs Jun 2024
    Rhetorical Leadership ↗
    Catherine L. Langford
    rhetorical criticism genre theory discourse analysis feminist rhetorics cultural rhetorics decolonial rhetorics graduate education argument empirical research qualitative research race and writing gender and writing disability studies public rhetoric affect and writing body and rhetoric editorial matter