The Rhetoric of Shared Grief
An Analysis of Letters to the Family of Michael Brown
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18988273 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felicia R Stewart (0000-0002-7725-6026, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 355-372 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Black Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021934717696790 |
| OpenAlex | W2600690867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
The Black Lives Matter Movement is alive and growing as the media capitalizes on the killings of Black men. Amid the marches, protests, funeral services, television appearances, political rallies, and other symbolic gestures that have allowed those touched by the tragedies to express themselves emotionally, one might wonder how, in particular, the mothers of these young Black men respond, cope, and move forward with their lives. With an understanding of this type of loss, two women decided to reach out to a family in order to share in their grief and offer words of support. This article examines the letters written by Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant III, and Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, to the family of Michael Brown. It seeks to uncover the rhetoric of their grief and highlight the necessity of their words as a part of the grieving and healing process
Gesture · Grief · Linguistics · Political rhetoric · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Rhetoric · Sociology · Wonder · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Philosophy · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |