Forensics in America

A History

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Public Speaking, Communication
Cover of the book Forensics in America by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield ISBN: 9781442226210
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: November 7, 2013
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
ISBN: 9781442226210
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: November 7, 2013
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

Here is the story of the process by which competitive speech and debate evolved in the United States during the 20th Century.

This authoritative history shows how forensics, as practiced in the United States, was an uneasy fusion of contradictory premises that began as a significant part of the tradition of American public address: The need for preparing students to participate in democratic governance in conflict with a student’s need to express personal and competitive impulses. Forensics represented a push and pull between an activity simultaneously considered to be both a public and a private good.

The book:

  • identifies the themes and trends of American forensics within an overarching chronological framework;
  • reveals the impact of American forensics on the communication discipline, as well as America’s social and educational systems;
  • concentrates on the elements of social history that contributed to organizational development, leadership, and politics; and,
  • provides a base line reflecting the influences of both American culture in particular, and western culture in general, for cross-cultural comparisons between processes and effects of forensics as a form of education.

While intrinsically valuable as part of a comprehensive understanding of the history of higher education in the United States in the 20th Century, Forensics in America: A History is significant in providing a context for understanding the role forensics may play in the 21st Century. The book expands the study of American public address, focuses on the pedagogy of forensics training, and explores cultural dimensions of forensics activities.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Here is the story of the process by which competitive speech and debate evolved in the United States during the 20th Century.

This authoritative history shows how forensics, as practiced in the United States, was an uneasy fusion of contradictory premises that began as a significant part of the tradition of American public address: The need for preparing students to participate in democratic governance in conflict with a student’s need to express personal and competitive impulses. Forensics represented a push and pull between an activity simultaneously considered to be both a public and a private good.

The book:

While intrinsically valuable as part of a comprehensive understanding of the history of higher education in the United States in the 20th Century, Forensics in America: A History is significant in providing a context for understanding the role forensics may play in the 21st Century. The book expands the study of American public address, focuses on the pedagogy of forensics training, and explores cultural dimensions of forensics activities.

More books from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Cover of the book Genocide and the Geographical Imagination by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Wine Wars by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Historical Dictionary of Schopenhauer's Philosophy by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Catholic History for Today's Church by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Common Sense Questions About Learners by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Experiencing Progressive Rock by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Philosophy of Language by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book James Cagney Films of the 1930s by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book How to Get a Museum Job by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Independence on Trial by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book The Shared Origins of Football, Rugby, and Soccer by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book ICOMM: Interpersonal Concepts and Competencies by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Indonesia by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
Cover of the book Commodified and Criminalized by Michael Bartanen, Robert Littlefield
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy