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Rhetorical Traditions and Contemporary Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2025

Edited by
Brian N. Larson  and
Elizabeth C. Britt
Brian N. Larson
Affiliation:
Texas A & M University
Elizabeth C. Britt
Affiliation:
Northeastern University, Boston
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Rhetorical Traditions and Contemporary Law , pp. i - ii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025
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Rhetorical Traditions and Contemporary Law

Rhetorical Traditions and Contemporary Law is a collection of twelve case studies that explore the often-overlooked intersections of law and rhetoric. Drawing from rhetorical traditions of the past and present, the multidisciplinary roster of contributors analyzes contemporary legal theory and practice, from judicial opinions to legal scholarship, using significant texts or concepts in a rhetorical tradition. The essays demonstrate how legal texts function and to what end, while also considering how they might have worked differently. The volume sheds light on the usefulness of rhetoric in addressing some of today’s most pressing legal and social challenges. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Brian N. Larson is Research Fellow and Arts and Humanities Fellow and was formerly Associate Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law. He co-edited Classical Rhetoric & Contemporary Law (2024) and has published numerous book chapters and articles on legal theory, law and rhetoric, and data use and information privacy.

Elizabeth C. Britt is Professor of English at Northeastern University. She is the author of Reimagining Advocacy: Rhetorical Education in the Legal Clinic (2018) and Conceiving Normalcy: Rhetoric, Law, and the Double Binds of Infertility (2001), as well as numerous articles and book chapters.

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