Mollie K Murphy
Biographic Data
| ID | 6518063 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mollie K Murphy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mollie K |
| FAMILY NAME | Murphy |
| SIGNATURE | MURPHY M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utah State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3351-4465 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Emotion as Motive
Hope has received increased attention in environmental communication scholarship, yet it remains understudied from a rhetorical perspective. This article addresses this gap, using the resources of rhetorical criticism to elucidate how productive rhetorics of hope promote connection and action via “directional substance.” I turn to Jane Goodall’s 2021 bestseller The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times as a case study to argue that dire…
That’s Where Our Income Comes From”
Reproductive hardship is highly stigmatized, which leads to such struggles being relegated to the private sphere. At the same time, numerous studies show links between toxic chemicals and reproductive hardship including miscarriage, infertility, and birth defects. There thus exists a disconnection between structural contributors to reproductive challenges and the fact that such hardship is frequently viewed as a personal problem. Considering this…
“We Are Seneca Lake”
Scholars of environmental communication have had difficulty discerning whether and how nature should be considered as an economic resource for humans. This article examines how strategic definitions of environmental substance can forward a rhetorical vision of sustainable economics. Turning to a successful anti-fracking campaign, it illustrates the definitional means through which activists challenge fossil fuel dependence with an ecological pers…
Old Town Dentonites”
Maternal Dissent in Mainstream News
Scholarly assessment holds that maternal appeals are most progressive when rhetors embed them in a liberal ideological context. This article complicates that claim by considering how mainstream news media’s framing of maternal appeals can impact their liberatory potential. Taking Cindy Sheehan’s 2005 anti-war protest as its focus, this article considers the ideological context invoked by Sheehan in contrast to the ways in which mainstream news me…
What’s in the World Is in the Womb
This article examines the efforts of biologist Sandra Steingraber to promote the rights of the fetus in an environmental human rights context. Rather than dismiss Steingraber’s rhetoric as antifeminist, it posits that synecdoche enables her to simultaneously promote fetal protection and reproductive justice. In framing the maternal body and fetuses as synecdochical representations of the larger environment, Steingraber exposes the interconnectedn…
What’s in the World Is in the Womb
This article examines the efforts of biologist Sandra Steingraber to promote the rights of the fetus in an environmental human rights context. Rather than dismiss Steingraber’s rhetoric as antifeminist, it posits that synecdoche enables her to simultaneously promote fetal protection and reproductive justice. In framing the maternal body and fetuses as synecdochical representations of the larger environment, Steingraber exposes the interconnectedn…
Old Town Dentonites”
What’s in the World Is in the Womb
This article examines the efforts of biologist Sandra Steingraber to promote the rights of the fetus in an environmental human rights context. Rather than dismiss Steingraber’s rhetoric as antifeminist, it posits that synecdoche enables her to simultaneously promote fetal protection and reproductive justice. In framing the maternal body and fetuses as synecdochical representations of the larger environment, Steingraber exposes the interconnectedn…
Old Town Dentonites”
Maternal Dissent in Mainstream News
Scholarly assessment holds that maternal appeals are most progressive when rhetors embed them in a liberal ideological context. This article complicates that claim by considering how mainstream news media’s framing of maternal appeals can impact their liberatory potential. Taking Cindy Sheehan’s 2005 anti-war protest as its focus, this article considers the ideological context invoked by Sheehan in contrast to the ways in which mainstream news me…
“We Are Seneca Lake”
Scholars of environmental communication have had difficulty discerning whether and how nature should be considered as an economic resource for humans. This article examines how strategic definitions of environmental substance can forward a rhetorical vision of sustainable economics. Turning to a successful anti-fracking campaign, it illustrates the definitional means through which activists challenge fossil fuel dependence with an ecological pers…
That’s Where Our Income Comes From”
Reproductive hardship is highly stigmatized, which leads to such struggles being relegated to the private sphere. At the same time, numerous studies show links between toxic chemicals and reproductive hardship including miscarriage, infertility, and birth defects. There thus exists a disconnection between structural contributors to reproductive challenges and the fact that such hardship is frequently viewed as a personal problem. Considering this…
Emotion as Motive
Hope has received increased attention in environmental communication scholarship, yet it remains understudied from a rhetorical perspective. This article addresses this gap, using the resources of rhetorical criticism to elucidate how productive rhetorics of hope promote connection and action via “directional substance.” I turn to Jane Goodall’s 2021 bestseller The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times as a case study to argue that dire…
Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Rhetoric (3 works)