Image events, the public sphere, and argumentative practice: The case of radical environmental groups

Argumentation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-333

  Delicath, John W ^a   Deluca, Kevin Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Controversy; Image events; Oppositional argument; Postmodern public communication; Public sphere; Radical ecology groups; Visual argumentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 8844273745     PISSN: 0920427X     EISSN: 15728374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025179019397     Document Type: Article

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