The Rhetoric of Righteousness: Social Justice, Inclusivity and The Gospel
Description
This paper analyzes different rhetorics as expressed through a six-month period of qualitative research. Using the methodology of Participatory Critical Rhetoric, I conducted fieldwork while participating in advocacy programs as a volunteer at a church. Conducting interviews, taking photographs and writing field notes, I collected data studying the rhetoric expressed in situ. As a participant in the organization during the time of my fieldwork, I captured overt and covert rhetoric expressed from members, staff and outsiders of the organization. I noticed particular rhetoric expressed, specifically righteousness, inclusivity, social justice, and the Gospel. In my introduction, I discuss the broader context of our contentious American political state, which increases the relevancy of this project. I provide a small overview of the foundations for the methodology used to collect data and conduct research. Within the analysis portion, I dive into the rhetoric I analyzed in my time within the organization, providing specific examples of how these rhetoric play out in day-to-day discourses and activities of the organization. In my final thoughts section, I provide some reflexivity on the youth and future of the organization. I also explore what I learned from my participation and how inclusivity affected me as a participant in the organization.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2017-12
Agent
- Author (aut): Diaz Martinez, Edder Erick
- Thesis director: Hess, Aaron
- Committee member: O'Flaherty, Katherine
- Contributor (ctb): Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Contributor (ctb): College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College