Richard Weaver
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Biography
Archconservative from the south, in the eponymously named Weaverville, his family was part of high society. Sharron Crowley’s book evaluates Weaver’s ideology as it affects his theory of rhetoric. Crowley claims that Weaver thought the civil upheaval and development (social equality) was a threat to the old structure of society. Weaver’s ideology, according to Crowley, assumed a hierarchy of culture. He was an apologist for the old South; things were better when social mobility was stagnant. He is sometimes called a “Paleo-conservative” and a reactionary, or someone who reacts against other people upsetting the way he thinks the way the world should be. Our society’s current ideology, according to Weaver, makes us fragmented and subject to manipulation. Weaver despised propaganda and advertisement, claiming that we have no more honor or chivalry, and that we have become so wedded to scientific and technological advancements that we have become too individualistic.
Article Summaries
Weaver, Richard "The Cultural Role of Rhetoric
Additional Works/Publications
Books
Articles/Essays
Further Readings
- Bliese, John. "Richard M. Weaver And The Rhetorical Of A Lost Cause." RSQ: Rhetoric Society Quarterly 19.4 (1989): 313-325. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 21 Mar. 2012.
- Jacobi, Martin J., and Bernard K. Duffy. "A Comprehensive Bibliography Of Works By And About Richard M. Weaver." RSQ: Rhetoric Society Quarterly 25.(1995): 258-273. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 21 Mar. 2012.
- Johannesen, Richard L. "A Reconsideration Of Richard M. Weaver's Platonic Idealism." RSQ: Rhetoric Society Quarterly 21.2 (1991): 1-10. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 21 Mar. 2012.
- Payne, Melinda A., Suzanne M. Ratchford, and Lillian N. Wooley. "Richard M. Weaver: A Bibliographic Essay." RSQ: Rhetoric Society Quarterly 19.4 (1989): 327-332. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 21 Mar. 2012.
Other Scholarly Views
Agreement
Those authors that agree with Weaver.
Opposition
Those authors that disagree with Weaver.
- Crowley, Sharon. "When Ideology Motivates Theory: The Case of the Man from Weaverville." Rhetoric Review. 20.1/2 (2001):66-93.
This is a must-read for anyone reading or working with Weaver.
