Identifier
etd-04152013-091643
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication Studies
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This thesis examines Cornel West’s description of the human condition and the works of art produced in three particular ways. First, there is being human which is a universal condition that speaks to all people and their struggles in the face of death and fallibility. Second, there is the condition of being modern, which speaks to people in a particular age in which power must be challenged with intelligence. Third, there is the idea of being American, which is to confront historical legacies of injustice through political action and agency. Rhetoric speaks to these existential crises and draws its resources from jazz, blues, tragicomic and prophetic pragmatism to create a community of affiliation and rich discourse that’s beneficial and productive for all.
Date
2013
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.
Recommended Citation
Robvais, Raquel M., "To speak as a human, a modern and as an American : blues rhetoric in Cornel West's prophetic pragmatism" (2013). LSU Master's Theses. 1731.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/1731
Committee Chair
Crick, Nathan
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.1731