Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield

Forensics in America

A History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This authoritative history shows how forensics, as practiced in the United States, was an uneasy fusion of contradictory premises that began as a significant part of the tradition of American public address. Forensics in America: A History is significant in providing a context for understanding the role forensics may play in the 21st Century. The book expands the study of American public address, focuses on the pedagogy of forensics training, and explores cultural dimensions of forensics activities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9781442226203
• ISBN-10: 144222620X
• Artikelnr.: 39156076

Autorenporträt

Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Study of American Forensics In the 20th
Century
The Importance of Historical-Critical Research in Forensics
The Broad Outline of a Historical Study of American Forensics
The Focus of This Text and Assumptions Guiding Our Analysis
Forensics is Epistemic
Forensics is Rhetorical
Combining the Epistemic and Rhetorical
Assumptions and Themes of this Analysis
Theme One: The History of American Forensics
Theme Two: The Relationship between Collegiate and High School
Forensics
Theme Three: Forensics as a Promise and Consequence of American
Education
Theme Four: Forensics as a Resilient and Enduring Education Form
Theme Five: The Relationship between Forensics and the
Communication Discipline
The Plan of the Book
References
Part I: The Historical Context of Forensics Practice
Chapter 2: The Public Oratory Era
Forensics in the Pre-Competitive Era
Early Debating
The Literary Society
The So