Robert Hariman
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Robert Hariman is a distinguished philosopher of rhetoric
, currently professor and department chair at Northwestern University
in Evanston, IL. Hariman has a B.A. degree in Communications from Macalester College
, as well as a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Minnesota
. Hariman has written numerous significant publications and bolsters this academic writing as an avid blogger. According to the university website, Hariman’s scholarship focuses on “the role of style in human affairs, particularly with regard to political judgment and the discursive constitution of modern society.”
and communication studies and Endowment professor of Humanities at Drake University
. In this book, Robert Hariman argues that the way in which a message is conveyed (the style) is just as important as the content of the message itself. Also, he posits that this style of relaying messages influences politics. Through the use of critical essays, this book highlights the idea that, as politics is an art-form, it must therefore have facets of style that are critical to the practice of it. He asks that citizens become better readers and judges of such style as it is deployed in everyday politics and speech-making.
Hariman outlines four dominant political styles, namely, the realist, courtly, republican
, and bureaucratic styles. In the book, he defines each one individually through the critical analysis of texts such as Machiavelli’s The Prince, Kapuscinski’s The Emperor, Cicero
’s letter to Atticus, and Kafka’s The Castle, respectively.
: Classical Virtue, Postmodern Practice has two contributions from Hariman; Theory without Modernity and Prudence in the 21st Century. This publication adds to the current revitalized interest in prudence.
- Post-Realism: The Rhetorical Turn in International Relations has contributions from Hariman in three sections. These are:
1. Refiguring realism. ‘Realism and rhetoric in international relations’
2. ‘Rereading realist writers. Henry Kissinger: realism's rational actor’ and
3. ‘Post-realism. Strategic intelligence and discursive realities.
This publication combines essays that cohesively form a history and challenge scholars’ overriding perception of realism.
- Future Imperfect: Imagining Rhetorical Culture Theory in Culture+Rhetoric edited by Ivo Strecker and Stephen Tyler (Berghahn Books)
- Images of the Fall of the Berling Wall: When History Becomes Public Art with John Louis Lucaites in the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s digital forum Eingebrannte Bilder: Zum Verhältnis von kollektivem Gedächtnis, Erinnerungskultur und Politik (Burnt Images: The Relationship among Collective Memory, Remembrance Culture, and Politics.
Research Award, Diamond Anniversary Book Award, James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Award and Susanne K. Langer Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Symbolic Form. Hariman also served on a panel at the Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context – Framing the Presidency. A panel held by The Aperture Foundation along with the photography department at Parsons School of Design.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
, currently professor and department chair at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in Evanston, IL. Hariman has a B.A. degree in Communications from Macalester College
Macalester College
Macalester College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-affiliated but nonsectarian college. Its first class entered September 15, 1885. The college is located on a campus in a historic residential neighborhood...
, as well as a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. Hariman has written numerous significant publications and bolsters this academic writing as an avid blogger. According to the university website, Hariman’s scholarship focuses on “the role of style in human affairs, particularly with regard to political judgment and the discursive constitution of modern society.”
Major publications
Hariman’s major publications include: Political Style: The Artistry of Power (Chicago, 1995); Prudence: Classical Virtue, Postmodern Practice (2003), and No Caption Needed. He is also known for writing book chapters and journal articles in several disciplines. Hariman has edited several other journals and books, and he has been acknowledged and awarded for his teaching. As a part of his recognition, Hariman is also frequently requested as a scholarly speaker.Political Style: The Artistry of Power
One of Robert Hariman’s most notable publications is Political Style: The Artistry of Power. He wrote this book while he was a professor of rhetoricRhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
and communication studies and Endowment professor of Humanities at Drake University
Drake University
Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....
. In this book, Robert Hariman argues that the way in which a message is conveyed (the style) is just as important as the content of the message itself. Also, he posits that this style of relaying messages influences politics. Through the use of critical essays, this book highlights the idea that, as politics is an art-form, it must therefore have facets of style that are critical to the practice of it. He asks that citizens become better readers and judges of such style as it is deployed in everyday politics and speech-making.
Hariman outlines four dominant political styles, namely, the realist, courtly, republican
Republicanism
Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context...
, and bureaucratic styles. In the book, he defines each one individually through the critical analysis of texts such as Machiavelli’s The Prince, Kapuscinski’s The Emperor, Cicero
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
’s letter to Atticus, and Kafka’s The Castle, respectively.
Prudence: Classical Virtue, Postmodern Practice
PrudencePrudence
Prudence is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason. It is classically considered to be a virtue, and in particular one of the four Cardinal virtues .The word comes from Old French prudence , from Latin...
: Classical Virtue, Postmodern Practice has two contributions from Hariman; Theory without Modernity and Prudence in the 21st Century. This publication adds to the current revitalized interest in prudence.
Book and Blog: No Caption Needed
The blog started in 2008, and is now also a book. In this book, the co-authors outline a study of the “iconic photograph as a dynamic form of public art.” The co-authors critically examine nine photographs as they have been portrayed in several different forms of media. They examine how the replication and reproduction of these icons transform significant political experiences to satire and comic relief. ‘No Caption Needed’ is focused on the discourse of the impact and influence that photojournalism and other visual art forms have on a democratic society.Other publications
- Popular Trials: Rhetoric, Mass Media, and the Law.In this text, Robert Hariman contributed the introduction and the chapter: Performing the Laws: Popular Trials and Social Knowledge. Hariman argues that in addition to popular trials being classified as “a rhetorical form, a social practice and a symptom of historical change,” they should also be acknowledged as a form of public discourse.- Post-Realism: The Rhetorical Turn in International Relations has contributions from Hariman in three sections. These are:
1. Refiguring realism. ‘Realism and rhetoric in international relations’
2. ‘Rereading realist writers. Henry Kissinger: realism's rational actor’ and
3. ‘Post-realism. Strategic intelligence and discursive realities.
This publication combines essays that cohesively form a history and challenge scholars’ overriding perception of realism.
- Future Imperfect: Imagining Rhetorical Culture Theory in Culture+Rhetoric edited by Ivo Strecker and Stephen Tyler (Berghahn Books)
- Images of the Fall of the Berling Wall: When History Becomes Public Art with John Louis Lucaites in the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s digital forum Eingebrannte Bilder: Zum Verhältnis von kollektivem Gedächtnis, Erinnerungskultur und Politik (Burnt Images: The Relationship among Collective Memory, Remembrance Culture, and Politics.
Other accomplishments
Hariman “was selected as the 2009 recipient of the National Communication Association’s monograph (best article) award for "Parody and Public Culture." For his blog with John Louis Lucaites, they have won the following awards: Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau AlphaKappa Tau Alpha
Kappa Tau Alpha is an American college honor society which recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication...
Research Award, Diamond Anniversary Book Award, James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Award and Susanne K. Langer Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Symbolic Form. Hariman also served on a panel at the Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context – Framing the Presidency. A panel held by The Aperture Foundation along with the photography department at Parsons School of Design.