The Oxford Union Debate on War in 1933
Rhetoric, Representation, Political Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13079433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Taru Haapala (0000-0002-0562-0685, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-84 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Redescriptions Political Thought Conceptual History and Feminist Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2308-0906 • E-ISSN: 2308-0914 |
| Publisher | Helsinki University Press (PUBLISHER • FI) |
| DOI | 10.7227/r.20.1.5 |
| OpenAlex | W2737422860 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper shows how a debate conducted in the Oxford Union, the leading student debating society in Britain, was used to make a point about representation and politics in the national press, and what it means in terms of political action and who can be entitled to make political claims. In 1933 the Union debated a motion “That this House will under no circumstances fight for its King and Country”. It was carried by a clear majority, and the scandal it caused called the role of the Union and what it represented into question. It is argued here that there were two rhetorical levels in operation, the rhetoric of representation and the rhetoric of debate. Regarding the former, the Union was blamed in the national press for lacking the representative qualities attributed to it, and regarding the latter, its rules and traditions were defended as part of the functions of a political assembly
Action (physics · Economics · European integration · European union · Law and economics · Linguistics · Political action · Political economy · Political rhetoric · Political science · Political union · Politics · Representation (politics · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |