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A Requiem For Voicelessness: Pakistanis And Muslims In The Us., Asma Barlas
A Requiem For Voicelessness: Pakistanis And Muslims In The Us., Asma Barlas
Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies
In this essay, I discuss the attack on the civil liberties of Muslims, some challenges I face as a Muslim-Pakistani-American in the present political milieu, and the psychology of racism. This was delivered as a 15-minute talk and is in the nature of some reflections and not a systematic analysis.
The Rhetoric Of The Frontier And The Frontier Of Rhetoric, Carly Kay Paul
The Rhetoric Of The Frontier And The Frontier Of Rhetoric, Carly Kay Paul
Theses and Dissertations
The definition of rhetoric has recently been expanded to include elements of experience, particularly the experiences that landscape provides. One landscape that has rhetorical significance is the American frontier, both in Colonial times and in the nineteenth century. The frontier had a rhetorical impact on women, in particular, giving them freedom to change their roles and achieve economic, political, and social success. Because of the tremendous significance of the frontier in women's lives, a new definition of frontiers emphasizes conditions such as opportunity for change, a dangerous and uncertain atmosphere, a freedom of thought and action, and an ability to …