Intellectual Populism: Democracy, Inquiry, and the People - Couverture souple

Stob, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1611863600 ISBN 13 : 9781611863604

Editeur : Michigan State University Press, 2020

Synopsis

In response to denunciations of populism as undemocratic and anti-intellectual, Intellectual Populism argues that populism has contributed to a distinct and democratic intellectual tradition in which ordinary people assume leading roles in the pursuit of knowledge. Focusing on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, the decades that saw the birth of populism in the United States, this book uses case studies of certain intellectual figures to trace the key rhetorical appeals that proved capable of resisting the status quo and building alternative communities of inquiry. As this book shows, Robert Ingersoll (1833–1899), Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), Thomas Davidson (1840–1900), Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), and Zitkála-Šá (1876–1938) deployed populist rhetoric to rally ordinary people as thinkers in new intellectual efforts. Through these case studies, Intellectual Populism demonstrates how orators and advocates can channel the frustrations and energies of the American people toward productive, democratic, intellectual ends.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

PAUL STOB is Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at Vanderbilt University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michigan State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1611863600
• ISBN 13: 9781611863604
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 375
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• Personne responsable: non disponible