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Movements: Confrontation as rhetorical form

197896 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Robert S. Cathcart · Queens College, CUNY

Abstract

The author of this essay argues the thesis that the true movement is a kind of “agonistic ritual” whose most distinguishing form is confrontation.

Topics & Keywords

Social Movements and Cultural Identity

Publication Details

Published in: Southern Speech Communication Journal

Volume 43, Issue 3, pp. 233-247

DOI: 10.1080/10417947809372383

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 30.18