Reading Resistance to Kenneth Burke: “Burke the Usurper” and Other Themes

KB Journal: The Journal of the Kenneth Burke Society Sep 2010 web Open Access

Reading Resistance to Kenneth Burke: “Burke the Usurper” and Other Themes

Abstract

KENNETH BURKE IS undisputedly one of the most influential figures in the last century of rhetorical studies. His vast textual corpus has over time established the very bedrock and lexicon upon which much of the discipline has been built. Despite his death and the decades that have passed since his last major publications, Burke remains today a widely well regarded cultural critic and rhetorical theorist. The plainest evidence of Burke’s lasting influence in rhetorical studies is the rate at which he continues to be cited; between the 1970s and 1980s, the number of articles citing Burke nearly quadrupled (from 119 to 400), and this rate has continued to steadily increase since then (Rountree “By the Numbers”). For example, since 2008, far more articles have been published about or using Burke in Rhetoric Society Quarterly than any other rhetorical theorist or figure. 1 Burke is also the only rhetorical theorist to have his own journal. 2 I mention these data only to highlight Burke’s continued and lasting significance for rhetorical scholarship.

Journal: KB Journal: The Journal of the Kenneth Burke Society
Published: 2010-09
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Topics: modern rhetorical theory rhetorical criticism
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