Rhetoric and Democratic Deliberation. Homeless Advocacy and the Rhetorical Construction of the Civic Home / / Melanie Loehwing.

Homeless assistance has frequently adhered to the “three hots and a cot” model, which prioritizes immediate material needs but may fail to address the political and social exclusion of people experiencing homelessness. In this study, Loehwing reconsiders typical characterizations of homelessness, ci...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Rhetoric and Democratic Deliberation ; 19
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Physical Description:1 online resource (232 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Dwelling Within Democracy
  • 1 The Rhetorical Conventions of Contemporary Homeless Advocacy
  • 2 The Democratic Vision of Homeless Meal-Sharing Initiatives
  • 3 The Democratic Bodies of the Homeless World Cup
  • 4 The Democratic Temporalities of the Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
  • Conclusion: Rhetorical Constructions of the Civic Home
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index