The rhetorical functions of consciousness-raising in third wave feminism

Communication Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 535-552

  Sowards, Stacey K ^a   Renegar, Valerie R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consciousness raising; feminist rhetorical theory; social movement rhetoric; third wave feminism

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449083119     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970409388637     Document Type: Article

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