We race as one : the competing rhetorics surrounding activism in Formula One AND Banning the page : the opposing rhetorics in contemporary literary censorship
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Olivia G. King (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Heather Adams
Abstract: “We Race as One: The Competing Rhetorics Surrounding Activism in Formula One” assesses the introduction of Article 12.2.1.n, also called “Guidance on the Principle of Neutrality,” into the sport. The article attempts to regulate the political landscape of Formula One, an international sport, which at its foundation is political. Through an analysis of the rhetorical situation and its anti-procedural rhetoric, this essay highlights the discrepancies of the article and the competing existence of a mandate of neutrality and politics and activism in Formula One. I argue that the policy functions as a response to an unidentified exigence and provides little procedural clarification as to how it is to be implemented. The sport and the exigence are impacted by the constraints of the situation: viewership, social media, investors, and the teams, as well as the rhetor and the audience. Formula One, as a rhetorical situation, is currently at odds with the audience and constraints impacting the situation, due to the neutrality mandate and its influence on activism within the sport. The performative and political nature of the sport is shown through its activism, and cannot be hindered if the rhetor, through anti-procedural rhetoric, cannot successfully connect with its audience, and navigate the constraints. AND “Banning the Page: The Opposing Rhetorics in Contemporary Literary Censorship” analyzes the opposing arguments surrounding the contemporary Book Banning movement. Book banning has been on the rise in the past few years and has garnered the attention of both the press and the government. This essay contextualizes the book banning movement in relation to the organizations targeting subject LGBTQ+ and POC subject matter and authors. Through engaging in rhetorical listening and framing theory, this essay aims to find an understanding of the dominant tropes of agency and childhood, and facilitate a conversation across the two polarized positions. Rhetorical listening provides the tools to identify the motivations of each argument. While framing theory provides categories to identify the arguments and understand the actions taken by each side of the movement. Through this understanding, a possible compromise that acknowledges the voices on each side and bridges the divide can be achieved.
We race as one : the competing rhetorics surrounding activism in Formula One AND Banning the page : the opposing rhetorics in contemporary literary censorship
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2024
- Keywords
- Book Banning, Censorship, Formula One, Rhetoric
- Subjects
- Grand Prix racing $x Political aspects
- Grand Prix racing $x Social aspects
- Censorship $x Political aspects
- Censorship $x Social aspects