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The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton
This scholarly exploration of Hamilton encourages audiences to interpret this popular culture force in a new way by revealing that the musical confronts conventional perceptions of American history, racial equity, and political power. Contributors explore the ways in which the musical offers social commentary on issues such as immigration and gender equity, as well as how Hamilton re-considers the roles of theatre in making social statements, especially relating to the narrator, the curtain speech, and musical traditions. Several chapters directly address recent controversies and conversations surrounding Hamilton, including the #CancelHamilton trend on social media, the musical's depiction of slavery, and its intersections with the Black Lives Matter movement. Employing multiple novel theoretical approaches and perspectives—including public memory, feminist rhetorical criticism, disability studies, and sound studies— The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton reveals new insights about this beloved show for scholars of theatre studies, media studies, communication studies, and fans alike.

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The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton
This scholarly exploration of Hamilton encourages audiences to interpret this popular culture force in a new way by revealing that the musical confronts conventional perceptions of American history, racial equity, and political power. Contributors explore the ways in which the musical offers social commentary on issues such as immigration and gender equity, as well as how Hamilton re-considers the roles of theatre in making social statements, especially relating to the narrator, the curtain speech, and musical traditions. Several chapters directly address recent controversies and conversations surrounding Hamilton, including the #CancelHamilton trend on social media, the musical's depiction of slavery, and its intersections with the Black Lives Matter movement. Employing multiple novel theoretical approaches and perspectives—including public memory, feminist rhetorical criticism, disability studies, and sound studies— The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton reveals new insights about this beloved show for scholars of theatre studies, media studies, communication studies, and fans alike.

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The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton

The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton

Overview

This scholarly exploration of Hamilton encourages audiences to interpret this popular culture force in a new way by revealing that the musical confronts conventional perceptions of American history, racial equity, and political power. Contributors explore the ways in which the musical offers social commentary on issues such as immigration and gender equity, as well as how Hamilton re-considers the roles of theatre in making social statements, especially relating to the narrator, the curtain speech, and musical traditions. Several chapters directly address recent controversies and conversations surrounding Hamilton, including the #CancelHamilton trend on social media, the musical's depiction of slavery, and its intersections with the Black Lives Matter movement. Employing multiple novel theoretical approaches and perspectives—including public memory, feminist rhetorical criticism, disability studies, and sound studies— The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton reveals new insights about this beloved show for scholars of theatre studies, media studies, communication studies, and fans alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781666914467
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 02/21/2024
Pages: 236
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.93(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Luke Winslow is assistant professor of rhetorical studies in the Department of Communication at Baylor University.

Nancy J. Legge is professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and Persuasion at Idaho State University.

Jacob Justice is assistant professor of speech communication and the director of forensics in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Turning the World Upside Down

Nancy J. Legge, Jacob Justice, and Luke Winslow

Section I: Revelations About History

  1. “If You Had to Choose”: Hamilton, Public Memory, and the Hamilton-Jefferson Rivalry

Talya Peri Slaw and Jacob Justice

  1. Washington Says Good-bye: Examining ‘One Last Time’ through Public Memory

Jessica L. Gehrke

  1. The Rhetorical Significance of John Laurens in Hamilton: An American Musical

Nancy J. Legge

  1. Da Da Dada Da: The Discourse of the Mad Monarch

Sarah Mayberry Scott

Section II: Revelations About Race

5Casting as a Rhetorical Act: Color-Purposeful Casting and Hamilton’s Anti-White

Casting Call

Ailea G. Merriam-Pigg

6Hamilton’s Revolutionary Aesthetic: Race, Hip hop, and the American Style

Luke Winslow and Jonathan Veal

7Hamilton, Social Revolution, and the Black Lives Matter Movement

Caleb George Hubbard

Section III: Revelations About Socio-Political Issues

8Immigrants: Getting the Job Done Then and Now

Judith P. Roberts

9The Sphere Where it Happens: Reading Hamilton’s Representations of the Public/Private

Sphere as Gendered, Restraining, and Revolutionary

Erika M. Thomas

Section IV: Revelations About Broadway

10Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells the Story: Hip-Hope, Antagonist-Narrators, and the

Impact of Musical Genre on Storytelling

Max Dosser and Kevin Pabst

11Aaron Burr vs. Mike Pence: Curtain Speeches and Controversy

Ryan Louis

12Hamilton and the Genre of the Politicized Broadway Musical: Following the Rhetorical Tradition, Twisting the Rhetorical Tradition

Theodore F. Sheckels

Index

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