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A Theory of Spectral RhetoricThe Rhetorrectional Situation

A Theory of Spectral Rhetoric: The Rhetorrectional Situation [In the early nineteenth century, the demand for cadavers in medical schools was so high that by 1828, London had “ten full-time body snatchers and two hundred or so part timers.” Anatomists would pay these workers, known as “resurrectionists,” so that the dead might be able to help the living live better lives by revealing the truth of anatomy hidden in their bodies. While metaphors of necromancy may seem apropos for a theory of spectral rhetoric, that practice implies a power of control over the dead for personal gain. Instead, I have chosen the metaphor of resurrection for spectral rhetoric as it implies giving life back to the dead in order to let them live again to benefit the living, not through exploitation, but through messages of justice.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Theory of Spectral RhetoricThe Rhetorrectional Situation

Pierce, Seth
Springer Journals — Aug 24, 2021
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-69678-8
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39 –48
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-69679-5_3
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[In the early nineteenth century, the demand for cadavers in medical schools was so high that by 1828, London had “ten full-time body snatchers and two hundred or so part timers.” Anatomists would pay these workers, known as “resurrectionists,” so that the dead might be able to help the living live better lives by revealing the truth of anatomy hidden in their bodies. While metaphors of necromancy may seem apropos for a theory of spectral rhetoric, that practice implies a power of control over the dead for personal gain. Instead, I have chosen the metaphor of resurrection for spectral rhetoric as it implies giving life back to the dead in order to let them live again to benefit the living, not through exploitation, but through messages of justice.]

Published: Aug 24, 2021

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