# Rhetoric and Communication Studies

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/rhetoric-and-communication-studies-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 406,408 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the intersection of rhetoric, democracy, and public discourse, with a focus on activism, visual argumentation, race and identity, environmental communication, cultural memory, political rhetoric, and social justice. The papers examine how language and communication shape public opinion, influence political narratives, and contribute to the construction of collective memory in democratic societies. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Arts and Humanities |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11982 |
| Works | 59,437 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [John T. Cacioppo](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-t-cacioppo/)
- [Erving Goffman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/erving-goffman/)
- [Bruno Latour](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bruno-latour/)
- [Richard E. Petty](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-e-petty/)
- [Allan H. Young](https://scholariq.org/researchers/allan-h-young/)
- [Donna Haraway](https://scholariq.org/researchers/donna-haraway/)
- [Stuart Hall](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stuart-hall/)
- [D. B. Sanders](https://scholariq.org/researchers/d-b-sanders/)
- [Teun A. van Dijk](https://scholariq.org/researchers/teun-a-van-dijk/)
- [Frank W. Geels](https://scholariq.org/researchers/frank-w-geels/)
- [Carolyn Ellis](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carolyn-ellis/)
- [Pippa Norris](https://scholariq.org/researchers/pippa-norris/)

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