The Rhetoric of Hysteria in the U.S., 1830-1930: Suffragists, Sirens, Psychoses

Foucault's argument in the short work "Of Other Spaces" suggests that rhetoric can be defined as how language is used to create and foster power inequities in hierarchical systems. Further, rhetoric enables individuals or groups to gain credibility and mobility within those systems--...

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Main Author: Miller, Georgianna Oakley
Other Authors: Miller, Thomas P.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194071