Readings

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Readings will always be posted the Thursday before the week for which they are assigned.

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Readings for Day One: What is an Argument?

Where is Argument? – By Wayne Brockriede (1975)

Criticism and Intertranslation: The End of Critique in a Democratic Society- By Bannet, Eve Tavor, Argumentation; Feb1997, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p23-33, 11p

And a couple of videos for you as well:

Readings for Day Two: The Foundations of a Discipline

Argument Fields, Author: Rowland, Robert, Conference Proceedings — National Communication Association/American Forensic Association (Alta Conference on Argumentation); 1981 Dimensions of Argument, p56-79, 13p

Speaking of arguments and their relation to science:

ARGUMENT COMMUNITIES: A QUEST FOR DISTINCTIONS, Author: McKerrow, Ray E., Source: Conference Proceedings — National Communication Association/American Forensic Association (Alta Conference on Argumentation); 1980 1st Conference onArgumentation, p214-227, 14p

Think about who the argument community might be for the following. Are these videos effective in reaching that audience.

Readings for Day Three: Studies of Controversy

A Rhetoric of Controversy, Author:Phillips, Kendall R., Source: Western Journal of Communication; Fall1999, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p488, 23p

Controversy, Author: Goodnight, G. Thomas, Source: Conference Proceedings — National Communication Association/American Forensic Association (Alta Conference on Argumentation); 1991 Argument in Controversy, p1-13, 13p

Controversy As Contest, Author: Kauffman, Charles, Source: Conference Proceedings — National Communication Association/American Forensic Association (Alta Conference on Argumentation); 1991 Argument in Controversy, p16-19, 4p

Can “Controversy” Be Analyzed to Yield Useful Insights for Argument?, Author: Scott, Robert L., Source: Conference Proceedings — National Communication Association/American Forensic Association (Alta Conference on Argumentation); 1991 Argument in Controversy, p20-22, 3p

And of course some clips on controversy:

Readings for Day Four: Cases in Controversy

“Some People Push Back”: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens“, Author:Ward Churchill (September 2001). “ Pockets of Resistance 20. .

DISINGENUOUS CONTROVERSY: RESPONSES TO WARD CHURCHILL’S 9/11 ESSAY, Authors: Fritch, John; Palczewski, Helen; Farrell, Jennifer; Short, Eric Source: Argumentation & Advocacy; Spring2006, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p190-205, 16p

Readings for Day Five: Introduction to the Public Sphere

Building the Public Sphere: Bases and Biases, Author: Sinekopova, Galina, Source: Journal of Communication; Sep2006, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p505-522, 18p

W(H)ITHER THE PUBLIC SPHERE? AN OPTIMISTIC READING, Author: Balthrop, V. William, Source: Conference Proceedings — National Communication Association/American Forensic Association (Alta Conference on Argumentation); 1989 Spheres of Argument, p20-25, 6p

If this is what constitutes the public sphere is there any hope?:

Is this better? How does this clip demonstrate the promise or peril of the public sphere?

Readings for Day Six: The Public in the Public Sphere

The Public Sphere as a Sphere of Publics: Rethinking Habermas’s Theory of the Public Sphere, Author: Tanni Haas, Journal of Communication, Volume 54 Issue 1, Pages 178 – 184

“Sighting” the Public: Iconoclasm and Public Sphere Theory, Authors: Finnegan,Cara; Jiyeon,Kang, Source: Quarterly Journal of Speech; Nov2004, Vol. 90 Issue 4, p377-402, 26p

Jon Stewart has an interesting take on the iconic nature of the public sphere:

Readings for Day Seven: The Public Sphere in the Age of the Internet

The virtual sphere: the internet as a public sphere, Author: Papacharissi, Zizi, Source: New Media & Society; Mar2002, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p9, 19p

The Blogosphere and the Public Sphere: Exploring Possibility of the Blogosphere as a Public Sphere, Author: Lee, Jae Kook, Source: Conference Papers — International Communication Association; 2006 Annual Meeting, p1-23, 23p

How has the internet changed from the early ideas of what it would look like?

And some stories that might expand our understanding of blogs and the public sphere:

Readings for Day Eight: Campaigning and the Public Sphere

CAMPAIGN ARGUMENT AND THE LIBERAL PUBLIC SPHERE: A CASE STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING MESSAGES IN A CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN, Author: Rowland, Robert C., Source: Argumentation & Advocacy; Spring2006, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p206-215, 10p

INCONGRUITIES IN THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE SPHERES: IMPLICATIONS OF THE CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, Author: Miller, Greg R., Source: Conference Proceedings — National Communication Association/American Forensic Association (Alta Conference on Argumentation); 1993 The Postmodern Challenge, p345-351, 7p.

Here are some videos to help the discussion along: