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      When Congress Debates: A Bakhtinian Paradigm

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      This perspective on Congressional debating, derived from the theoretical work of Mikhail Bakhtin, argues against several often unvoiced assumptions: that such debating is tedious and inconsequential; that debates are inherently…

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      The Lion on the Freeway: A Thematic Introduction to Contemporary South African Literature in English

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      The Lion on the Freeway is a thematic introduction to post-1950 South African English literature. After examining the nation’s political history and four earlier landmark works, the study examines the…

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      Celluloid Heroes Down Under: Australian Film, 1970-2000

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      This study argues that post-1970 Australian film is best described not as exhibiting phenomenal variety but as focused on a conception of heroism characterized by the love of freedom, the…

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      Bully Pulpit: Presidential Rhetoric from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald J. Trump

      Theodore Roosevelt began explicitly using public address as what he termed a bully pulpit during his presidency. Public address provided him the opportunity to talk to the people–and thereby put…

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      Maryland Politics and Political Communication, 1950-2005

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      Focuses on a set of interesting political events in which communication is a very important variable. These events, be they elections or episodes of governance, are also arguably the most…

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      Maryland Politics and Political Communication, 1950-2005

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      Focuses on a set of interesting political events in which communication is a very important variable. These events, be they elections or episodes of governance, are also arguably the most…

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      Political Communication in the Anglophone World: Case Studies

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      Political Communication in the Anglophone World: Case Studies, by Theodore F. Sheckels, considers a variety of politically fascinating communication topics drawn from Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, and Australia. Asking new…

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      The Political in Margaret Atwood’s Fiction: The Writing on the Wall of the Tent

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      Suggesting that politics and power are at the center of Margaret Atwood’s fiction, the author examines Atwood’s novels from The Edible Woman to The Year of the Flood . He…

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      The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948-2016

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      This book analyzes the thiry-six political party conventions since 1948 as rhetorical entities with goals often epideictic, constitutive, and even deliberative. Crucial in meeting (and sometimes not) these goals are…

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      The Political in Margaret Atwood’s Fiction: The Writing on the Wall of the Tent

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      Suggesting that politics and power are at the center of Margaret Atwood’s fiction, the author examines Atwood’s novels from The Edible Woman to The Year of the Flood . He…

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      The Island Motif in the Fiction of L. M. Montgomery, Margaret Laurence, Margaret Atwood, and Other Canadian Women Novelists

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      Islands, both literal and figurative, recur in fiction authored by many prominent Canadian women writers. Using a critical lens based on Northrop Frye and Julia Kristeva, this book closely examines…

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      Rhetorical Criticism: Empowering the Exploration of  Texts

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      Encourages students to analyze texts of various sorts - speeches, advertisements, memory sites, and more - to gain a clear understanding of what the text has to say and how…

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      The Bully Pulpit: Presidential Rhetoric from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald J. Trump

      Theodore F. Sheckels

      Contains the words of every president from Theodore Roosevelt onward. The book introduces readers to various ways of studying presidential rhetoric. This is the ideal anthology for courses in presidential…

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      Rhetorical Criticism: Empowering the Exploration of Texts

      Theodore F Sheckels

      Rhetorical Criticism: Empowering the Exploration of Texts encourages students to analyze texts of various sorts–speeches, advertisements, memory sites, and more–to gain a clear understanding of what the text has to…

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      Speechwriting: A Rhetorical Guide

      Theodore F Sheckels,Caroline Kouneski

      Featuring a balance of practical advice and sound instruction, Speechwriting: A Rhetorical Guide provides readers with essential knowledge to prepare and deliver well-constructed and well-researched speeches appropriate for a variety…

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      Speechwriting: A Rhetorical Guide

      Theodore F. Sheckels,Caroline Kouneski

      Featuring a balance of practical advice and sound instruction, Speechwriting: A Rhetorical Guide provides readers with essential knowledge to prepare and deliver well-constructed and well-researched speeches appropriate for a variety…

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      Public Places: Sites of Political Communication

      Carl T. Hyden,Theodore F. Sheckels

      This book rhetorically and historically examines the contextual and experiential dimensions of a wide range of public places that are the products and allocators of political power.

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      Political Problems and Personalities in Contemporary Maryland

      Theodore F. Sheckels,Carl T. Hyden

      This book provides a rhetorical analysis of contemporary politics and political communication in the state of Maryland. Rather than focusing on election politics, the authors examine state and local political…

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      Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced

      Theodore F. Sheckels,Nichola D. Gutgold,Diana B. Carlin

      Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced, by Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold, and Diana Bartelli Carlin, is a book that includes interviews…

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      Communication Centers: A Theory-Based Guide to Training and Management

      Kathleen J. Turner,Theodore F. Sheckels

      Communication Centers: A Theory-Based Guide to Training and Management addresses what communication centers are and why they are valuable, examines their rich rhetorical roots, and offers advice to faculty who…

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      Communication Centers: A Theory-Based Guide to Training and Management

      Kathleen J. Turner,Theodore F. Sheckels

      Communication Centers: A Theory-Based Guide to Training and Management addresses what communication centers are and why they are valuable, examines their rich rhetorical roots, and offers advice to faculty who…

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      Studies of Communication in the 2012 Presidential Campaign

      This diverse and unique collection of essays examines the role of communication in various aspects of the 2012 presidential campaign. Topics include the early campaign and Romney’s nomination battle, candidate…

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      Cracked but Not Shattered: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Unsuccessful Campaign for the Presidency

      Cracked But Not Shattered thoroughly analyzes Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination with an eye to identifying what went wrong-why, the frontrunner, she ended up not…

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      Cracked but Not Shattered: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Unsuccessful Campaign for the Presidency

      Cracked But Not Shattered thoroughly analyzes Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination with an eye to identifying what went wrong-why, the frontrunner, she ended up not…

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