Jean Bessette

PhD Candidate in RhetoricUniversity of Pittsburgh

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Affecting Rhetoric in Barbara Hammer's Nitrate Kisses

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Jean Bessette University of Pittsburgh

January 31, 2013
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Affecting Rhetoric in Barbara Hammer's Nitrate Kisses rhetoric lesbian historiography Documentary and Affect Barbara Hammer Curator's Note Barbara Hammer is considered the “grand dame” of lesbian filmmaking, creating her first film in the 1970s ...

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Re: Documentary as Affective Mapping: General Orders No. 9

Affect and rhetoric

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Jean Bessette University of Pittsburgh

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 — 5:32 pm
Really interesting post, Laurel! Contemporary (feminist) scholars of rhetoric expand the definition of rhetoric beyond persuasion, defining rhetoric more broadly as how individuals use symbols to create/enact/make sense of their worlds (cf. Foss, Foss, an ...