Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-209) and index.
Contents:
Theorizing catastrophe -- Christian fundamentalism and the catastrophic homology -- Ecological catastrophe and the rhetoric of anti-environmentalism -- Cultural catastrophe and the rhetoric of gun rights -- Political catastrophe and the rhetoric of Donald Trump -- Consequences and alternatives.
Summary:
"Explores studies of Christian fundamentalism, anti-environmentalism, gun rights messaging, and the Trump administration to understand why appeals to catastrophe are attractive. Uses rhetorical homology as a tool for understanding how people across disparate religious, ecological, cultural, and political backgrounds unite through perceived marginalization"-- Provided by publisher.
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