Civic Communion: The Rhetoric of Community Building

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 - 167 páginas
How does community arise in and exist through communication? Blending theory and case studies, Civic Communion looks at community-building in rural America and how civic-minded people come together through a variety of ways, such as hosting and attending festivals, addressing conflict, planning the community, and maintaining heritage museums. David E. Procter's insightful work reveals a specific and significant form of community 'talk' that serves to build and sustain community.
 

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The Connection of Communication and Community
3
In Search of Rural Community
23
Civic Communion Case Studies
41
Performing Gender through Local Festival Watervilles Victorian Days
43
Building Community through Strategic Planning
65
Constructing Community from Conflict Manhattan and the Ten Commandments
83
Exhibiting Collective Memory Halsteads Heritage Museum
107
Infusing Spirit into Community Building The Kansas Sampler Foundation
123
CommunityBuilding Lessons
139
Lessons Learned
141
Works Cited
151
Index
163
About the Author
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David E. Procter is associate professor of speech communication and director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State University.

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