The Dynamic Spectacle: Transforming Experience into Social Forms of Community.

Procter, David E.

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Dynamic Spectacle: Transforming Experience into Social Forms of Community.

Procter, David E.

Quarterly Journal of Speech, v76 n2 p117-33 May 1990

Examines rhetorical processes which convert experience into social forms of community. Compares Robert Scott's notion of rhetoric as dynamic with the rhetorical concept of "spectacle." Explores "the dynamic spectacle" as a rhetorical document of community building. Examines Black America's reaction to the spectacle of Liberty Weekend 1986 as a case study. (KEH)

Descriptors: Behavior, Black Community, Blacks, Case Studies, Communication Research, Community Role, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Communities, Interpersonal Communication, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Theory, Social Attitudes, Social Behavior, Sociocultural Patterns

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Language: English

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