Politics and Language in works by Donne and Austen: a Double Header - “Jane Austen, Rhetorician: Her Guide to Noting and Resisting Deceptive Language, or Picking your Way through Bulls***.”

Douglas Murray, Belmont University

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Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094

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Presentation

Start Date

27-9-2024 2:00 PM

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You might think that concepts such as gaslighting, fake news, mansplaining, "gish gallop" (look it up) and even rape culture are new, but you would be wrong. You might think that Austen's Northanger Abbey (drafted ca 1797, published 1817) is merely a bubbly story of a silly teenager and a predecessor to Bridgerton, but you would be wrong. Instead, the novel subtly offers warnings about the potential dangers of deceptive language. Through the analysis of a single scene in this novel (with audience participation!), we will note how Austen functions as an analyst of rhetoric.

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Well Core Category: Intellectual Wellness

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Sep 27th, 2:00 PM

Politics and Language in works by Donne and Austen: a Double Header - “Jane Austen, Rhetorician: Her Guide to Noting and Resisting Deceptive Language, or Picking your Way through Bulls***.”

Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094

You might think that concepts such as gaslighting, fake news, mansplaining, "gish gallop" (look it up) and even rape culture are new, but you would be wrong. You might think that Austen's Northanger Abbey (drafted ca 1797, published 1817) is merely a bubbly story of a silly teenager and a predecessor to Bridgerton, but you would be wrong. Instead, the novel subtly offers warnings about the potential dangers of deceptive language. Through the analysis of a single scene in this novel (with audience participation!), we will note how Austen functions as an analyst of rhetoric.