A closer look at the rhetoric of rape
by Jones, Patricia Louisa Mae Reece, M.A., UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA, 2009, 79 pages; 1504699

Abstract:

Based on the research of Lakoff and Turner, combined with studies in Burkean theory, and the representation of rape, this work presents the problematic use of metaphoric language in US Court rape trials. These are the cause of a growing trend in the public perception of a division between legality and justice in topic of sexual assault. Illustrating this claim is a case study of a rape trial.
 
AdviserJeff Rice
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA
SourceMAI/ 50-03, p. , Dec 2011
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsLaw; Women's studies; Rhetoric
Publication Number1504699
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