Rhetorics of US Immigration

Identity, Community, Otherness

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

AvE. Johanna Hartelius,E. Johanna (Northern Illinois University) Hartelius

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In the current geopolitical climate—in which unaccompanied children cross the border in record numbers, and debates on the topic swing violently from pole to pole—the subject of immigration demands innovative inquiry. In The Rhetorics of US Immigration, some of the most prominent and prolific scholars in immigration studies come together to discuss the many facets of immigration rhetoric in the United States.The Rhetorics of US Immigration provides readers with an integrated sense of the rhetorical multiplicity circulating among and about immigrants. Whereas extant literature on immigration rhetoric tends to focus on the media, this work extends the conversation to the immigrants themselves, among others. A collection whose own eclecticism highlights the complexity of the issue, The Rhetorics of US Immigration is not only a study in the language of immigration but also a frank discussion of who is doing the talking and what it means for the future.From questions of activism, authority, and citizenship to the influence of Hollywood, the LGBTQ community, and the church, The Rhetorics of US Immigration considers the myriad venues in which the American immigration question emerges—and the interpretive framework suited to account for it.Along with the editor, the contributors are Claudia Anguiano, Karma R. Chávez, Terence Check, Jay P. Childers, J. David Cisneros, Lisa M. Corrigan, D. Robert DeChaine, Anne Teresa Demo, Dina Gavrilos, Emily Ironside, Christine Jasken, Yazmin Lazcano-Pry, Michael Lechuga, and Alessandra B. Von Burg.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-09-11
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt590 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor312
FörlagPennsylvania State University Press
ISBN9780271067186

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ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionE. Johanna HarteliusPart 1Activism and Public Campaigns1Facing Ghosts, God, and Nature: Affect, Naturalization, and the “No Más Cruces” Border CampaignTerence Check and Christine Jasken2Faithful Sovereignty: Denationalizing Immigration Policy in the 2003 Pastoral Letter on MigrationAnne Teresa Demo3Protecting LGBT Migrants: The Rhetoric of Identity and the Expansion of the Prison-Industrial ComplexKarma R. ChávezPart 2Identity Struggles and DREAMers4Dropping the “I-Word”: A Critical Examination of Contemporary Immigration Labels Claudia Anguiano5“American” Children’s Success and Global Competitiveness: The Racial Paradox of Bilingualism as Cultural CapitalDina Gavrilos6Documenting Dreams: A Rhetorical Performance of Inclusive Citizenship and Collaborative ExpertiseYazmin Lazcano-PryPart 3(Hi)stories of Exclusion7Constituting Enemies Through Fear: The Rhetoric of Exclusionary Nationalism in the Control of “Un-American” Immigrant PopulationsEmily Ironside and Lisa M. Corrigan8Defining the Right Sort of Immigrant: Theodore Roosevelt and American CharacterJay P. Childers9Immigration as Histories of Mob-ility: Personal Storytelling in the Where Are You From? ProjectAlessandra B. Von BurgPart 4Affect and Media Imagery10Battling Identity Warfare on the Imagined US/México Border: Performing Migrant Alien in Independence Day and Battle: Los AngelesMichael Lechuga11Affect, Emotion, and Immigration Rhetoric, or What Happens When a Minuteman Lives with Unauthorized Immigrants? J. David CisnerosAfterword: Tracking the “Shifting Borders” of Identity and Otherness; Productive Complications and Ethico-Political CommitmentsD. Robert DeChaineAbout the Contributors

“In its careful analysis of the rhetoric surrounding immigration, The Rhetorics of US Immigration astutely links historical and current rhetorical strategies to shed light on the complexity of an increasingly polarized public debate. This work gives readers pertinent examples for practical application in rhetorically shaping how immigration is discussed and ultimately addressed politically.”—Jacob Perry, Cisneros Center for New Americans