Communicating Terror : The Rhetorical Dimensions of Terrorism
ISBN: 9781412973243 | 1412973244
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Pub. Date: 10/15/2009
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The only book to examine terrorism as a rhetorical act 'This is an excellent text in furthering our understanding of the web of language and how it creates our mediated realities ' which reflect our culture, politics, religion, economics, etc. Students really like the case studies and how it complements the theory and practice of rhetoric. I think this book has applications for almost any course in communication.' -J. Gregory Payne, Emerson College Concise, succinct, and provocative, Communicating Terror, Second Edition explores m... MORE
| Introduction | |
| The Struggle to Define Terrorism | |
| Defining Terrorism | |
| Attempts to Synthesize a Consensus Definition | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Terrorism as a Communication Process With Rhetorical Dimensions | |
| Terrorism as a Communication Process | |
| Terrorism and Rhetoric | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | ... MORE |
| Labeling and Defining Terrorism as Rhetoric | |
| Definitions and Labels | |
| Reconsidering the Definition of Terrorism | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Symbols, Symbolism, and Terrorism: Means and Implements | |
| Symbols, Symbolism, and Violence/Destruction | |
| Symbolism in the Implements and Tools of Terrorism | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Symbolism in the Targets of Terrorism | |
| Temporal Targets for Terrorism | |
| Symbolism in the Chechen Terrorist Attack on a Moscow Theater | |
| Symbolism, the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Methods for Studying Public Oratory About Terrorism | |
| A Method of Rhetoric for Public Oratory | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Case Studies for Public Oratory About Terrorism | |
| President Bush's Speech to the Nation Immediately After the Attacks of 9/11 | |
| President Bush's Speech to the Congress, the Nation, and the World on September 20, 2001 | |
| Speech by Osama bin Laden, Dated 11/1/2004: Just Before the 2004 General Election in the United States | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Theories of Mass Media for Terrorism | |
| Understanding Mass Media | |
| Media-Centered Criticism | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Mass-Mediated Images and Construction of Terrorism | |
| Terrorism From Above and Mass Media | |
| Terrorism From Below and Mass Media | |
| Agenda Setting and the Framing of Terrorism in News Media | |
| Terrorism and New Media | |
| Terrorism and Paid Media | |
| Summary | |
| Notes | |
| Index | |
| About the Author | |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
Joseph S. Tuman uses fascinating case studies and examples as he explores both dissent terrorism and state terror and looks at terrorism from a communicative perspective. Presenting terrorism as a process of communication between terrorists and multiple audiences, this book examines a range of rhetorical components, including definitions and labels, symbolism in terrorism, the relationship between terror and the media, and public oratory about terrorism-by both victims of terrorism and terrorists themselves.
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