I am planning to pursue the publishing venue Journal for Communication and Culture which focuses on philosophical approaches to human communication and the human condition.
Argument Summary:
I argue that rhetorical listening may present new potential for reflexive positioning in cross-cultural research as we continue to bridge the line between identification theory and praxis in human communication. Nancy Deutsch's reflective essay "Positionality and the Pen" which reflects on her dissertation fieldwork at the Boys and Girls Club of America becomes the lens (or artifact for examination) through which my argument is evidenced. Therefore, I argue that Deutsch's reflection of her research at the Boy and Girls club in this essay presents a starting place for the possibilities of rhetorical listening to engender conscious identifications in cross-cultural research. When we position ourselves as researchers from a stance of openness we begin to employ a pragmatic project that uncovers our potential for reflexive cross-cultural interactions that engages both our commonalities and differences with research participants in the field of human communication.
First Revision Strategies:
-Position my argument in the field of human communication
-Extend the intro section to explicate my argument
-Come up with new title ideas to help focus my essay's argument
-Cut out unnecessary wordiness and content; but keep it in the original essay to refer back to (if needed)
-Look for places to create more subtle sign-posting; my journal publishes articles that sign-post
-Weave argument more strongly throughout
-Decide which parts of the background and theoretical contributions to the framework I should keep, throw out, and revise; my journal publishes article that provide rich background discussions and theoretical inquiry. I have a fair amount of this in my essay. It may be good to keep more of this than I initially planned.
Second Revision Strategies:
-Work on changing my essay from MLA to Chicago Style
-Locating a few more sources that could enrich my argument and subsections
-Possibly consider reorganizing subsections
-Other revisions TBA
I wish I was as organized as you. In all seriousness, I'm really interested in Deutsch's theory. Are we going to read that essay when it's your turn to give us a reading? Because I'm thinking that as a possible "solution" for my essay I've been thinking about Paulo Freire's discussion of "problem-posing" pedagogy that sounds a lot like it includes some element of rhetorical listening. I can't wait to read your essay.
ReplyDeleteGreat, great revision plan! I agree with Arcadio. I wonder also if you can make any connections to activist research. Seems there's a bit emphasis there on "listening" to participant/subjects to see what they think, need, want. Maybe you are expanding this? Don't only need to listen when activism is your goal - always need a listening rhetoric? Maybe you are pulling listening rhetoric out of research only situations too. Do you want this to be a state of mind rather than a methodology?
ReplyDeleteSorry, lots of questions which I think is a great sign of a great project. It has me thinking!