@inbook{a0239deefd89483d9b7689affea7efaf,
title = "Constitutive Rhetoric in the Age of Neoliberalism",
abstract = "Constitutive rhetoric is a theory of speech regarding the ability of language and symbols to create a collective identity for an audience. Focusing on the emancipatory power of newly constituted identities, Seitz and Tennant explore how constitutive rhetoric functions in a neoliberal world, where generating identification around democratic principles such as equality and freedom is an increasingly futile proposition. The authors advance Jacques Ranci{\`e}re{\textquoteright}s political theory of “dissensus” as an innovative conceptual framework for understanding the nature, limits, and rich potential of democratic constitutive rhetorical action as it actually occurs today. Through a brief concluding case study, Seitz and Tennant uncover the ways neoliberalism complicates traditional conceptions and practices of constitutive rhetoric and illustrate how Rancierean “dissensus” functions as a much-needed alternative.",
author = "Seitz, {David W.} and Tennant, {Amanda Berardi}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, The Author(s).",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-39850-1_6",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Rhetoric, Politics and Society",
publisher = "Palgrave Macmillan",
pages = "109--134",
booktitle = "Rhetoric, Politics and Society",
}