Propaganda and rhetoric in democracy : history, theory, analysis / edited by Gae Lyn Henderson, M.J. Braun ; contributions by Laural Lee Adams ; foreword by Charles Bazerman ; contributions by Catherine Chaput ; contributions by Patricia Dunmire ; contributions by Sharon Kirsch ; contributions by Lanette Grate ; contributions by Jayson Harsin ; contributions by Thomas Huckin ; contributions by Robert Jensen ; contributions by Meg Kunde ; contributions by John Oddo ; contributions by Stefania Porcelli ; contributions by Gary Thompson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Offers new perspectives on the history of propaganda, explores how it has evolved during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and advances a nuanced understanding of what it means to call discourse propaganda"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Charles Bazerman; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Call for Renewed Attention to Propaganda in Writing Studies and Rhetoric by Gae Lyn Henderson and M.J. Braun; Part 1: Historical and Theoretical Studies of Propaganda; 1. Democracy and Disclosure: Edward Bernays and the Manipulation of the Masses by Sharon J. Kirsch; 2. Jane Addams: A Foe of Rhetorics of Control by Lanette Grate; 3. The Psychological Power of Propaganda: From Psychoanalysis to Kenneth Burke by Gae Lyn Henderson.

4. Elizabeth Bowen's Wavering Attitude toward World War II Propaganda by Stefania Porcelli5. Propaganda Defined by Thomas Huckin; 6. A Taxonomy of Bullshit by Gary Thompson; Part 2: Propaganda's Challenge to Democracy: Sites and Mechanisms of Social Control; 7. Popular Economics: Neoliberal Propaganda and Its Affectivity by Catherine Chaput; 8. Privatized Propaganda and Broadcast News: Legitimizing the Call to Arms by John Oddo and Patricia Dunmire; 9. Attention! Rumor Bombs, Affect, and Managed Democracy by Jayson Harsin.

10. The Contract with America: A Legal, Social, and Rhetorical Contractual Obligation by Meg H. Kunde11. Propagandist Management: "Sustainability" in the Corporatized Public University by Laural Lea Adams; Conclusion: Writing Dissent in the Propaganda Flood by Robert Jensen; Contributors; Index; Back Cover.

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