![]() ![]() ![]() Although such discussions are important and can be productive, they are readily available elsewhere. One of the refreshing things about Gries's book is that she does not attempt to parse the various schools of thought too closely or join the turf battles that often mark the literature. " New materialism " has been adopted as the uncomfortable, contested term of art among rhetoricians for this complicated nest of ideas (others outside the field use it similarly but it is hardly agreed on as a catch-all term, nor should it be). The last several years have witnessed an eruption of scholarship within rhetoric informed by the overlapping literatures of actor-network theory, object-oriented ontology, and speculative realism, among other names. One may or may not embrace all of what Gries suggests, but regardless she provides a valuable set of principles and practices that may help others focus their own projects. Gries introduces an approach and provides a nuanced example of its application that will appeal to many. For those who are more familiar with the literature but looking for direction on what this body of thought can do for them analytically, I recommend the book highly. " For scholars and students who are looking for a grounded introduction to new materialism and rhetoric, I recommend Still Life with Rhetoric. Gries has written an accessible, clear model of how to employ new materialist philosophy for the rhetorical analysis of what she terms " visual things. ![]()
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