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Techniques of Close Reading
Second Edition
- Barry Brummett - The University of Texas at Austin, USA
May 2018 | 152 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Techniques of Close Reading, Second Edition helps students gain a deeper understanding of what texts may be saying, whether they are written, oral, visual, or mediated. Renowned scholar and professor Barry Brummett explains and explores the various ways to "read" messages (such as speeches, cartoons, or magazine ads), teaching students how to see deeper levels of meaning and to share those insights with others. Students learn techniques for discovering form, rhetorical tropes, argument, and ideologies within texts.
New to the Second Edition:
- A new Chapter 6 includes a selection of techniques from each chapter to show students how different techniques may be used together when reading text.
- A close reading of a group of ads from the insurance company, Liberty Mutual, offers students an opportunity to apply the techniques to recent texts.
Preface
Chapter 1. On Noticing What You See and Hear
Chapter 2. Theories, Methods, Techniques
Chapter 3. Using Form for Close Reading
Chapter 4. Ideology and Argument
Chapter 5. Transformations in Texts: Seeing Beneath the Surface
Chapter 6. Close Readings Using Multiple Techniques
Chapter 7. Conclusion
References and Recommended Reading
Index
About the Author
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1: On Noticing What You See and Hear
Chapter 4: Ideology and Argument
