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Book/Printed Material Culturally speaking : the rhetoric of voice and identity in a mediated culture

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Title

  • Culturally speaking : the rhetoric of voice and identity in a mediated culture

Summary

  • "Analyzes prominent voices in American culture--including Morgan Freeman, Tina Fey, Barack Obama, Adele, Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor, and George Lopez--to argue that voices reflect the cultural environments in which they are formed and can be studied to add a sonic dimension to our understanding of race and gender as rhetorically situated identities"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Edgar, Amanda Nell, 1981- author

Created / Published

  • Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2019]

Contents

  • Introduction: Speaking identities -- Singing in the key of identity: Adele and the vocal intimacy of the blues -- Voicing Uncle Tom: the resonance of the south in Morgan Freeman's films -- Sounding presidential: Saturday Night Live and the politics of impersonation -- Whitevoice 2.0: online speech and comedians of color -- Conclusion: A call to listen.

Headings

  • -  Rhetoric--Political aspects
  • -  Rhetoric--Social aspects
  • -  Sound--Social aspects
  • -  Voice culture
  • -  Voice--Social aspects

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (x, 212 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PN4162

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021758986

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Edgar, Amanda Nell, Author. Culturally Speaking: The Rhetoric of Voice and Identity in a Mediated Culture. [Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2019] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021758986/.

APA citation style:

Edgar, A. N. (2019) Culturally Speaking: The Rhetoric of Voice and Identity in a Mediated Culture. [Columbus: The Ohio State University Press] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021758986/.

MLA citation style:

Edgar, Amanda Nell, Author. Culturally Speaking: The Rhetoric of Voice and Identity in a Mediated Culture. [Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2019] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021758986/>.