Richard Branscomb
Biographic Data
| ID | 5193145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Branscomb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Branscomb |
| SIGNATURE | BRANSCOMB R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carnegie Mellon University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9412-6987 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reactive Memories of 1776
In this article, we situate the riot at the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021, within the longer history of white-led race riots in the United States, as both state and vigilante actors have twisted the memory of that history toward maintaining an antidemocratic and racist status quo. Motivating such riotous eruptions is what we call reactive memory in reference to the formation of historical mythologies that valorize a “return” t…
Making Manifest
In this essay, I examine the growing archive of white supremacist terrorist manifestos to identify how political extremists share a performative ethics inciting them to make manifest the “truths” of their selves through violent word and deed. In doing so, this essay challenges the basis on which rhetorical scholars have interpreted the historical use of parrhēsia (or frank and fearless speech) in political movements that aspire to violent interve…
Reactive Memories of 1776
In this article, we situate the riot at the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021, within the longer history of white-led race riots in the United States, as both state and vigilante actors have twisted the memory of that history toward maintaining an antidemocratic and racist status quo. Motivating such riotous eruptions is what we call reactive memory in reference to the formation of historical mythologies that valorize a “return” t…
Making Manifest
In this essay, I examine the growing archive of white supremacist terrorist manifestos to identify how political extremists share a performative ethics inciting them to make manifest the “truths” of their selves through violent word and deed. In doing so, this essay challenges the basis on which rhetorical scholars have interpreted the historical use of parrhēsia (or frank and fearless speech) in political movements that aspire to violent interve…
Reactive Memories of 1776
In this article, we situate the riot at the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021, within the longer history of white-led race riots in the United States, as both state and vigilante actors have twisted the memory of that history toward maintaining an antidemocratic and racist status quo. Motivating such riotous eruptions is what we call reactive memory in reference to the formation of historical mythologies that valorize a “return” t…
Art (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (2 works) · Rhetorical question (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · White supremacy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Collective memory (1 work)