Rhetoric as Praxis: A Model for Deconstructing Hermeneutic Discourse
Description:
This study proposes a model for the deconstruction of nationalism. Nationalism is a discursive construct. This construct manifests in ideologies and formalizes order. Individuals should question these institutions in order to achieve legitimate societal participation. This criticism can be accomplished through self-reflection. The model demonstrates that sanctioned individual(s) provide interpretations of events. These interpretations recycle authority. The hermeneutic obscures an individual's …
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Date:
August 1993
Creator:
James, Edwin M. (Edwin Martin)
Partner:
UNT Libraries