In Defense of Partisan Criticism :

In Defense of Partisan Criticism is a far-reaching exploration of the legal, philosophical, and rhetorical basis for understanding social justice in the United States. Through a thoughtful investigation of key political, social, and legal events in th

Omar Swartz teaches in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.

Acknowledgments

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Foreword: In Support of Partisan Criticism by Phillip K. Tompkins

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Introduction

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PART I: AIM AND SCOPE OF PARTISAN CRITICISM

Chapter 1: Animating the Communicative Imagination

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Chapter 2: Endorsing Critical Education as a Corrective for Alienation

27

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Chapter 3: Confronting the Barrier of the US Constitution for Change and Social Justice

37

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Chapter 4: Offering a Radical Critique of the Problem of the Present

55

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Chapter 5: Outlining a New Vision of Law, Social Justice, and Power

63

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Toward a Critical Legal Perspective

65

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A Theory of Power: Duality and Community

69

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Power as Constitutive of Community

73

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PART II: INTELLECTUAL AND CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS OF THE PARTISAN CRITIC

Chapter 6: Academic Scholarship Is Often a Constraint to Social Justice

81

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The Example of "Sextext"

82

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The Traditional Disciplinary Persona

85

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Chapter 7: Materiality Is an Important Challenge for Professional Criticism

101

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Rorty on Cruelty and Struggle

111

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Chapter 8: Partisan Criticism Has a Commitment to Labor and the Poor

119

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Definition of "Working Class"

120

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The Importance of Equity in Labor Relations

121

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Labor's Role in Communicating Hope

127

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PART III: LAW, LABOR, DEMOCRACY, RACISM AND COMMUNITY: CASE STUDIES IN PARTISAN CRITICISM

Chapter 9: Defending Labor in Commonwealth v. Pullis: Contemporary Implications for Rethinking Community

139

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The Economic and Social Context Behind Labor Unrest in the United States

139

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The First Labor Case

142

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Context for the Conspiracy Charge

143

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Analysis of Pullis and the Construction of Community

145

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Chapter 10: The Challenge of Anarchism and Its Lessons for Partisan Criticism

159

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Haymarket Bombing and Trial of Prominent Anarchists

167

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Chapter 11: Eugene Debs, Reformist-Socialism, and the Pullman Strike of 1894

177

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Comparing Reformist-Socialism and Anarchism

178

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The Pullman Strike and Its Effects

181

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Chapter 12: Law, Community, Racism, and Slavery

195

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The Term "Racial Tension" Is Misleading

196

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The Judiciary and the Power of Discourse

203

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Natural Law, Positive Law, and Slavery

205

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Chapter 13: Definitional Assumptions and Differential Arguments in the Construction of the Law of Slavery in North Carolina

215

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Richard Weaver and the Politics of Definition

216

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Disciplining White Violence

220

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Debating the Integrity of the Slave's Self

232

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Chapter 14: In Search of Political Transcendence

245

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Transcending to the Human Community

246

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Ethnic Conflict and National Identity

248

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Elite Control and Its Effect on the Quality of Life

252

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The Kropotkin Solution

255

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Bibliography

261

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Index

289

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In Defense of Partisan Criticism : Communication Studies, Law, and Social Analysis

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