CONTEMPORARY RHETORICAL THEORY Beth S. Bennett, Ph.D. Communication Studies The University of Alabama July 2000
THE RHETORICAL TRADITION n Classical Rhetorical Theory n Medieval Rhetoric n Renaissance Rhetoric n Modern Rhetorical Theory
Sophists Aristotle Plato Cicero Isocrates Quintilian Classical Rhetorical Theory
Medieval Rhetoric n Traditional Rhetoric n Scholasticism n New Rhetorical Arts
Renaissance Rhetoric n Neo-classical n Ramistic Rhetoric n Humanism n Dialectical Inquiry
Modern Rhetorical Theory n Epistemological Inquiry n Faculty Psychology n Elocution n Belle Lettres
CONTEMPORARYCONTEMPORARYCONTEMPORARYCONTEMPORARY Traditional Disciplinary Boundaries Defining Text and Context Epistemological Grounds The Social Role of Rhetoric FOUNDATIONSFOUNDATIONSFOUNDATIONSFOUNDATIONS
CHALLENGES FOR RHETORIC Ethical Issues Communication Literacy Technological Advances and Constraints Power and Control Issues
RHETORICAL THEORY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY