"Ryan, Myers, and Jones put together a collection of essays that speaks to feminist theorists, writers, and educators and encourages them to think, collaborate, and teach in ways that acknowledge the ecological nature of ethos. The fluidity and self-reflectivity allowed in this approach to ethos grants space for responsible academic spaces. However, the power of this collection may be even greater than its academic implications. In a time marked by political division and ineffective communication, this group of essays provides a lens through which to imagine interruption and advocacy as methods that create relationships rather than divisions."—Brittany Knutson, Rhetoric Public Affairs
“This important collection contributes to new theories of ethos as a fluid, negotiated, place-based concept, illustrating how ethos can and does shift according to the rhetors involved, the exigency, and the time, place, and occasion of speaking or writing. Contributors to the volume include a range of established and emerging scholars who together present important new theories and case studies of feminist ethos.”—Gesa Kirsch, coauthor of Feminist Rhetorical Practices: New Horizons for Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies
“Rethinking Ethos enacts its theoretical foundation brilliantly and seamlessly: this collection interrupts stale and static notions of what constitutes ethos, it advocates for a capacious yet rigorous definition of feminist ethē, and it relates not only to our scholarship but also to our teaching, professional, and personal lives.”—Kate J. Ronald, Miami University
"This edited collection brings together a variety of important lines of inquiry, reaffirming the centrality of ethos to rhetorical study and its importance especially for women and other marginalized groups. Readers interested in questions of gender and ethos will not be disappointed with the robust analysis, challenging questions posed for our teaching practices, and untapped potential of alternative research methodologies. This book’s insights suggest exciting future research into women, ethos, and ecology. This research will be important for not only feminist rhetorical studies but rhetorical studies generally, for Rethinking Ethos shows, as its subtitle suggests, how rhetoric “goes green.” —Timothy Ballingall, Rhetoric Review
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