Using rhetorical analysis in the form of an autoethnographically informed biocritique, this study applies and expands the concept of rhetorical plasticity to examine the popular museum exhibit "Bodies: The Exhibition," which is arguably the most controversial of a series of contemporary museum exhibits that feature deceased human bodies…

Presents the text of an interview with Chicano leader Bert Corona regarding his rhetorical style and the role of oratory in the Chicano movement and Chicano tradition. (JMF)

Noting that the terms used by the Western media in describing the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran by the Ayatollah Khomeini have created the impression that the Ayatollah is both irrational and inhumane, this paper argues from contemporary eclectic rhetorical theory--that "rationality" is a function of perspective--to…

Assesses the efforts of Asian-American activists who, during the l960s and l970s, initiated local movements to raise ethnic consciousness and alter majority attitudes. Examines the implications of their experience for a revised understanding of movement rhetoric. Proposes the refinement of theories on social movements through the addition of a…