A Burkeian analysis of the “political correctness” confrontation in higher education

• Richard Bello ^[1]
  1. [1] Nicholls State University

     Nicholls State University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Southern communication journal, ISSN 1041-794X, Vol. 61, nº 3, 1995, págs. 243-252
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The academic power struggle called the “political correctness” confrontation, in which the extremes have dominated, has produced rhetoric with highly selective perspectives. Kenneth Burkes concept of the “terministic screen” reveals three rhetorical strategies these perspectives share: unique labeling phraseologies, pugilistic mystification, and a dependence on different pentadic ratios. The paper explains these strategies in light of Burkeian theory, and concludes with an appraisal of possible future trends.