Abstract
This essay presents an abolitionist vision for the study of borders in the fields of Rhetoric and Critical Communication Studies. I argue that the critical study of border(ing) rhetorics should operate from the point of view of the freedom of movement and take as its telos the abolition of borders and bordering regimes, including those of mobility, land, community, and humanity. Several shifts are needed to center this telos in our work, including reorienting how we theorize and critique border(ing) rhetorics, and stretching the political commitments of our work to abolish the borders ofthe field and the academy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 94-101 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Communication and Critical/ Cultural Studies |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- abolition
- art
- borders
- critical rhetoric
- freedom
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Communication
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