{"id":5732,"date":"2017-07-25T10:05:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T15:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/?p=5732"},"modified":"2017-07-25T10:05:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T15:05:51","slug":"call-chapters-montgomery-memphis-rhetoric-martin-luther-king-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2017\/07\/call-chapters-montgomery-memphis-rhetoric-martin-luther-king-jr.html","title":{"rendered":"Call for Chapters: From Montgomery to Memphis: The Rhetoric of Martin Luther King Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"call-for-chapters\"<\/a>In 2018, the nation will commemorate the fiftieth year anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. While many in the nation will come together and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King, the anniversary will also give rhetoric scholars an opportunity to study anew the rhetoric of one of America\u2019s finest orators. In addition, it will also give us an opportunity to add to what is a surprisingly small collection of scholarship on the rhetoric of King. To give a comparison, a search in the Communication and Mass Media index reveals a shocking discovery. Since his assassination in 1968, only thirty-five articles examine the rhetoric of King. Compare this to articles examining the rhetoric of\u00a0President\u00a0Barack Obama. Since 2005, seventy-nine articles examine the rhetoric of Obama. Therefore, despite Edwin Black\u2019s observations that King left a very \u201cconsiderable body of written work\u2014speeches, articles and books\u201d and that King\u2019s \u201cinfluence on the character of public persuasion is by itself sufficient to regard King\u2019s rhetorical efforts as revolutionary,\u201d the dearth of scholarship in rhetoric on King speaks volumes.<\/p>\n

Therefore, to commemorate the fiftieth year anniversary of the death of King, and to address the dearth of King scholarship in the area of rhetoric, we issue a call for chapters focusing on the rhetoric and rhetorical legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.\u00a0We are especially looking for chapters that examine his early public career in Montgomery and his rhetoric from 1960-1965.<\/strong>\u00a0Contributors must submit proposals of approximately 300 words no later than\u00a0August 15, 2017<\/strong>, but we will base acceptance into the collection on\u00a0completed essays of approximately 20-25 double-spaced pages submitted no later than November 30, 2017<\/strong>.\u00a0Include contact information, previous publications, and academic affiliation, if any.\u00a0 Please title the e-mail subject line of the proposal \u201cMLK\u201d when e-mailing the proposal to either\u00a0Andre E. Johnson, PhD at\u00a0ajohnsn6@memphis.edu<\/a>\u00a0or Steven Tramel Gaines\u00a0stgaines@memphis.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Deadline for Proposals:\u00a0August 15, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notification will be no later than\u00a0August 30, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Complete Draft due:\u00a0November 30, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Various Draft Revisions:\u00a0December 1 through February 15, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Final Draft due:\u00a0March 15, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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