Fortolkende retorisk kritik

Et casestudie af Martin Luther Kings ”Letter from Birmingham Jail”

Författare

  • Michael Leff Northwestern University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52610/rhs.v7i26.245

Abstract

Til Den Anden Nordiske Konference for Retorikforskning i København i maj 2003 var Michael Leff indbudt som særlig gæsteforelæser over det ene konferencetema: retorisk kritik. Vi bringer her hans foredrag i oversættelse af Lisa Storm Villadsen. Med udgangspunkt i en analyse af Martin Luther Kings “Letter from Birmingham Jail” argumenterer Michael Leff for en meget tekstnær læsemåde, hvor analysen så at sige bliver en teori om sig selv og den givne tekst. Analysen viser således, hvordan Kings tekst afspejler de tanker og værdier, som den samtidig formulerer.

Författarbiografi

Michael Leff, Northwestern University

Michael Leff er professor ved School of Communication på Northwestern University

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Publicerad

2025-12-16

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Leff, M. (2025). Fortolkende retorisk kritik: Et casestudie af Martin Luther Kings ”Letter from Birmingham Jail”. Rhetorica Scandinavica, 7(26), 6–19. https://doi.org/10.52610/rhs.v7i26.245