Articles by Ellen W. Gorsevski

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Nonviolent Theory on Communication: The Implications for Theorizing a Nonviolent Rhetoric
Ellen W. Gorsevski | Academia – TRANSCEND Media Service, 26 Dec 2022

The interrelationship between nonviolence and rhetoric is examined. While we have studied the world of adversarial relationships, conflict, and difference of belief, rhetorical critics have not done as much to understand the practices of seeking mutual identification, cooperation, and learning how to live with diversity and adversity. Nonviolent theory shows rhetoricians that language and culture—our ways of creating and perpetuating our reality—can impose minimal aggression while maximizing the potential for peacemaking.

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Nonviolent Theory on Communication: The Implications for Theorizing a Nonviolent Rhetoric
Ellen W. Gorsevski | Academia – TRANSCEND Media Service, 3 Jan 2022

The interrelationship between nonviolence and rhetoric is examined. While we have studied the world of adversarial relationships, conflict, and difference of belief, rhetorical critics have not done as much to understand the practices of seeking mutual identification, cooperation, and learning how to live with diversity and adversity. Nonviolent theory shows rhetoricians that language and culture—our ways of creating and perpetuating our reality—can impose minimal aggression while maximizing the potential for peacemaking.

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