Micronations and Postnational Rhetorics
2018; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 41; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/07491409.2018.1551686
ISSN2152-999X
Autores Tópico(s)South African History and Culture
ResumoThis essay challenges the model of nationalism long favored in rhetorical scholarship by repositioning it as just one among numerous possibilities. To illustrate an alternative perspective, I employ a new materialist approach to postcolonial nations in sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, I draw on Wangari Maathai's later work to juxtapose Westphalian nationalism to micronationalism. I argue that close attention to spatial and material dynamics in the African postcolonial context compels us to reconsider rhetoric's ties to the nation-state. I highlight some consequences of the materiality of space, nation, and rhetoric for rhetorical studies in thinking about rhetoric and (post)nationalism.
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