In Making the World a Better Place, Royster argues that African American women must be taken seriously as historical actors who were more consistently and more variously engaged in community- and nation-building than they have been given credit for. Their considerable rhetorical expertise becomes evident when looking carefully at their work in terms of identity, agency, authority, and expressiveness. Their writings constitute a substantial artifactual record of their levels of engagement, their excellence in sociopolitical work, and the legacies of leadership and action. The writing of African American women during the nineteenth century reflects their own perceptions of the ways and means of their lives. They deserve to be recognized as consequential contributors to the narratives of the nation, rather than marginalized as a group. To that end, Jacqueline Jones Royster offers a deeper understanding, often through their own words, of these women, their practices, and their achievements.
| ISBN: | 9780822967064 |
| Publication date: | 27th June 2023 |
| Author: | Jacqueline Jones Royster |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Series: | Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture |
| Genres: |
Ethnic studies Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics |
In Making the World a Better Place, Royster argues that African American women must be taken seriously as historical actors who were more consistently and more variously engaged in community- and nation-building than they have been given credit for. Their considerable rhetorical expertise becomes evident when looking carefully at their work in terms of identity, agency, authority, and expressiveness. Their writings constitute a substantial artifactual record of their levels of engagement, their excellence in sociopolitical work, and the legacies of leadership and action. The writing of African American women during the nineteenth century reflects their own perceptions of the ways and means of their lives. They deserve to be recognized as consequential contributors to the narratives of the nation, rather than marginalized as a group. To that end, Jacqueline Jones Royster offers a deeper understanding, often through their own words, of these women, their practices, and their achievements.
Making the World a Better Place features in the following genres: Ethnic studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
Making the World a Better Place is available in Paperback
Making the World a Better Place was written by Jacqueline Jones Royster and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
Making the World a Better Place has 384 pages
Yes it is part of Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture series