PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
by Arabella Lyon (Author)
Offers a theory of performative deliberation, arguing that speech acts, performances, and performatives constitute citizens, agency, and events. Through analysis of human rights conflicts, it reveals difference's productivity and necessity as it demonstrates the power of performative theory.
Author Biography
Arabella Lyon is Associate Professor of English at the University at Buffalo. Her 1998 book Intentions: Negotiated, Contested, and Ignored (Penn State) won the W. Ross Winterowd Award from the Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition.
Number of Pages: 232
Dimensions: 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: May 15, 2015
