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Cauthen, Cramer R. – 1995
Despite Stanley Fish's assertion that the interpretive communities basic to his theory of literary and legal interpretation are "engines of change," it seems clear that in Fish's conception of change, "plus ca change, c'est plus la meme chose." In particular, Fish denies that the legal profession can achieve the more…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Decision Making, Higher Education, Ideology

Bennett, Gordon C. – Communication Quarterly, 1979
Examines the hecklers and their tactics as well as the major candidates' strategies for dealing with this phenomenon during the 1968 campaign. Assesses the heckling's legitimacy in light of the First Amendment which protects the rights of both the hecklers and speakers to be heard. (JMF)
Descriptors: Credibility, Dissent, Freedom of Speech, Persuasive Discourse