College Composition and Communication Jun 2010

Feminist Rhetorical Practices: In Search of Excellence

Gesa E. Kirsch ; Jacqueline J. Royster

Abstract

In this article, we undertake three critical tasks: First, we delineate major shifts in feminist rhetorical inquiry, thus describing a new and changed landscape of the field. Second, we argue that as feminist rhetorical practices have shifted, so have standards of excellence. To articulate excellence in feminist rhetorical studies, we draw attention to interconnections among three critical terms of engagement: critical imagination, strategic contemplation, and social circulation. Third, we propose an enhanced inquiry model for understanding, interpreting, and evaluating feminist rhetorical work in rhetoric and writing studies.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2010-06-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc201011333
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality gender and writing multilingual writers place and space

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