Course-Related Guide:
Rhetorical Criticism
These links provide
information, texts, and other resources to serve as starting
points in your research on topics related to rhetorical criticism.
Questions or suggestions may be sent to
Benjamin Harris, the
library's liaison for the Speech Department.
Reference Resources
Use reference resources to help focus on a topic, develop keywords
for searching, and to locate subject-specific bibliographies.
The following texts can all be found in the library's Reference
department on the library's third floor.
Enos, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and
Composition: Communication from Ancient Times to the
Communication Age. (REF 172 E53 1996)
Sloane, Thomas O., ed. Encyclopedia of Rhetoric. (REF PN
172 E52 2001)
Databases
Use databases to find journal articles, magazines articles, and
newspaper articles on your topic. When you find useful keywords
in your search, make note of these and use the same words and
combinations of words in other search situations.
The following databases may be particularly
helpful for this course.
Academic Search Complete
Designed specifically for academic institutions, this is the
world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly,
multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300
full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed
journals. In addition to full text, this database offers
indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a
total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports,
conference proceedings, etc.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Index to over 400 journals related to communications and mass media,
with full text for over 200 journals.
JSTOR
This full-text database covers topics in the humanities,
social sciences, and some of the sciences. This might be
a particularly useful resource to locate interdisciplinary
works on women in art history.
MLA International Bibliography
Major citation index to critical scholarship
in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Some full-text articles.
This will probably be your best bet for locating articles in
French.
ProjectMuse
Full-text database of articles in the humanities, social
sciences and more. This resource should offer full-text
coverage for time periods not covered by the same journals in
JSTOR.
Books
Use Quest, the library's online catalog, to find books on your
topic. The books you select for research in this class will
depend on your specific topic or goal. The following recent
titles are examples of the results of searches using specific
terms that might be helpful:
"Rhetoric" and "History"
Kennedy, George A. Classical Rhetoric & Its Christian &
Secular Roots From Ancient to Modern Times. (Stacks PN 183
K46 1999)
Towns, Stuart W. Public Address in the Twentieth Century
South: The Evolution of a Region. (Stacks F 215 T686 1999)
Welch, Kathleen Ethel. Electric Rhetoric: Classical
Rhetoric, Oralism, and a New Literacy. (Stacks P 301.5 D37
W45 1999)
Wertheimer, Molly Meijer, ed. Inventing a Voice: The
Rhetoric of American First Ladies of the Twentieth Century.
(Stacks E 176.2 I57 2004)
"Rhetoric" and "Political Aspects"
De Landtsheer, Christ'l, and Ofer Feldman. Beyond Public
Speech and Symbols: Explorations in the Rhetoric of
Politicians and the Media. (Stacks P 301.5 P67 B49 2000)
Hauser, Gerard A. Vernacular Voices: The Rhetoric of
Publics and Public Spheres. (Stacks P 301.5 P67 H38 1999)
Heisey, D. Ray, ed. Chinese Perspectives on Rhetoric and
Communications. (Stacks P 92 C5 C52 2000)
Olson, Gary A., and Lynn Worsham, eds. Race, Rhetoric, and
the Postcolonial. (Stacks P 301.5 P67 R33 1999)
Journals
Depending on your goal, browsing
journals can sometimes give you ideas about current issues or
topics in the arts. The following journals are available at the
Coates Library. Titles available in print (either current or
former subscription) include a call number, and those titles
marked with an asterisk (*) are available online from the
"Journals" link at the library homepage (lib.trinity.edu).
Enculteration: A Journal of
Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture (free online journal) *
Philosophy and Rhetoric
(B1 P572)*
Poroi: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Rhetorical Analysis and Invention
(free online journal) *
Rhetoric and Public Affairs *
Rhetoric Review (PN 171.4 R44) *
Rhetorica (PN 80 R43) *
American Speech *
Canadian Speeches *
Essential Speeches *
Executive Speeches *
Representative American Speeches (PS 668 B3)
Southern Speech Communication (PN 4071 S65)
Vital Speeches of the Day (PN 6121 V52) *
Western Journal of Speech Communication
(PN 4071 W45)
Internet Resources
Internet resources should be evaluated before
they are included in a scholarly project. For standard
criteria developed to evaluate internet resources, visit the
library's page on
Evaluating Web Sites. In addition, web resources are not always
helpful to students and scholars because
(1) website addresses and contents change, making it difficult for a
reader to verify or refer to the source;
(2) websites are difficult to evaluate, often due to missing
information related to authority, currency, and accuracy;
(3) and website authors do not always use materials with
consideration to copyright law.
The following sources have been suggested for your use by your
instructor:
Bibliography of Rhetorical Criticism
From your course syllabus: "For a thorough
online bibliography from a rhetorical scholar, consider [the Bibliography of
Rhetorical Criticism]. The site contains a number of articles spanning all types
of rhetorical issues. You might find particularly helpful the section on
genre and presidential rhetoric."
Allyn and Bacon Public
Speaking Archive
This listing of links to sites across the web is organized into the following
categories: Speeches for Analysis, Presidential Speechmaking, Supreme
Court Oral Argument, Historic Speeches, and News Archives. A number of the
links lack maintenance but the desired page may be reached by reducing the URL
to its basic homepage address.
American Memory Project
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, the American Memory Project offers online
access to many documents from the Library's holdings. Searching for a
specific document is fairly simple. The size of this collection makes for
challenging browsing capabilities.
American Rhetoric: Top
100 Speeches
This listing "is an index to and partial database of full text transcriptions of
the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century,
according to a list compiled by Professors Stephen E. Lucas and Martin J.
Medhurst. [...] 137 leading scholars of American public address were asked to
recommend speeches on the basis of social and political impact, and rhetorical
artistry. 63 of these speeches are, partly or in their entirety, available in
audio (mp3 or Real Audio) format."
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the
World
Sponsored by Sweet Briar College, this site indexes and offers the full-text for
speeches by women on from a variety of nations and backgrounds covering a wide
variety of topics.
History Channel: Speeches
Sponsored by the cable television station, this site offers a large collection
of recorded speeches from the 20th century. The addition of written
explanations and the contextualization of the speech make this a particularly
valuable site, and more "browsable" when compared to others. Speeches are
organized by the following topics: Politics/Government,
Science/Technology, Arts/Entertainment/ Culture, and War/Diplomacy.
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents: The
Avalon Project
Sponsored by Yale University, the site offers full text of all U.S. Presidential
Inaugural Addresses.
Reagan Information Page: Speeches
This site offers full-text of most of Reagan's
Presidential speeches and State of the Union addresses.
Southern States Communication Association (SSCA):
Rhetoric and Public Address Division
This site offers a listing of links to other sources related to speeches, public
speaking, and rhetoric. A number of these links are broken, but the
desired page may be reached by reducing the URL to its basic homepage address.
Texas A&M University's Program in Presidential
Rhetoric: Speech Archives
This site offers full-text versions of speeches by a number of Presidents.
The following sites
may be of additional interest, and have been evaluated and selected by your use
by your Trinity librarian.
CompPile
This "ongoing inventory of publications in post-secondary composition, rhetoric,
ESL, and technical writing: 1939-1999" has quickly become a popular stop for
researchers on the topic of rhetoric. The site indexes the primary
journals in the study of rhetoric, and while Trinity may not have all of the
subscriptions or issues included in the index, articles or books may be
requested through ILLiad.
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
From the University of Kentucky Classics Department, this long lasting site
offers brief definitions of rhetorical strategies and a number of examples to
illustrate the concept.
Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Similar to the "Glossary," explanations of these terms are a little more
involved, making it useful for those studying these concepts for the first time.
H-Rhetor
This listserv is "an important forum for scholars and teachers of the history of
rhetoric, writing, and communication." Do yourself a favor and get the
digest version.
Links to Resources: Rhetoric, Philosophy, and
Theory
From the University of Iowa, this extensive list of links is organized into a
number of categories related to the study of rhetoric. Consistent
maintenance makes this a site you can depend on in future courses or research
situations.
Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
One of the first and one of the best sites offering online definitions and
guidelines for the study of rhetorical concepts and theories (both classical and
contemporary). Sponsored by Brigham Young University, this site extends the
tree as a metaphor for learning and thinking about rhetorical activity.
Sources in Rhetorical Criticism
This bibliography of published materials related to the study of rhetorical
criticism is organized into categories. Under a category listing such as
"Narrative Criticism," one will find a bibliography of published articles on the
topic. Note: these are not links to internet resources.
Cite Your Sources
Refer to the
library's pages for citing sources.
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