Published: 2018-05-24

Manifesting a Scholarly Dwelling Place in "RHM"

Lisa Meloncon, J. Blake Scott

i–x

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With joy and gratitude, we present the first double issue of Rhetoric of Health & Medicine (RHM), the new...

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A Short History of Mental Health Rhetoric Research (MHRR)

J. Fred Reynolds

1–18

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This commentary traces, groups, and characterizes the significant body of work done in rhetoric and writing studies on mental health(care)...

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An Interview with Dr. J. Fred Reynolds

J. Fred Reynolds, Cathryn Molloy
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In issue 1.1–2 of RHM, Dr. J. Fred Reynolds, Professor of English at The City College of New York, contributes a research article...

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Rhetoricians on Human Re-Making and the Projects of Genomics

Celeste Condit

19–36

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Over the previous two decades, rhetoricians came to grips with the transition of genetics to genomics by employing rigorous analyses of public...

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The Dangers of Magical Thinking: Situating Right To Try Laws, Patient Rights, and the Language of Advocacy

Lisa DeTora

37–57

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On the surface, “right-to-try” laws claim to benefit seriously ill patients by expanding their access to experimental medications. I suggest...

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Assistant Editors' Interview with Dr. Lisa DeTora of Hofstra University

Lisa M. DeTora, Erin Trauth
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In issue 1.1 of RHM, Dr. Lisa DeTora, Assistant Professor and Director of STEM Writing at Hofstra University, contributes a research article...

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Assessing Perspectivalism in Patient Participation: An Evaluation of FDA Patient and Consumer Representative Programs

S. Scott Graham, Molly M. Kessler, Sang-Yeon Kim, Seokhoon Ahn, Daniel Card

58–89

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Recent research in rhetoric of health and medicine (RHM) has worked to evaluate the effectiveness of patient inclusion initiatives in health...

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Medico-Legal Collaboration Regarding the Sex Offender: Othering and Resistence

Mary Lay Schuster, Brian N. Larson, Amy D Propen

90–131

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We examined medico-legal collaboration regarding dangerous sex offenders where state legislators have adopted statutes that determine the...

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The Self-Generating Language of Wellness and Natural Health

Colleen Derkatch

132–160

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This article extends Keränen’s (2010) application of the concept of autopoiesis, or self-generation, to rhetoric by examining how arguments...

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MANIFESTING A SCHOLARLY DWELLING PLACE IN RHM

Lisa Meloncon, J. Blake Scott
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Editors introduction.

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When Patients Question Vaccines: Considering Vaccine Communication through a Material Rhetorical Approach

Heidi Y. Lawrence

161–178

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Vaccinations are a notoriously difficult topic to discuss with patients, and efforts to persuade those who are most hesitant often fail. In this...

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Assistant Editors' Interview with Dr. Heidi Lawrence of George Mason University

Heidi Lawrence, Cathryn Molloy
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In issue 1.1 of RHM, Dr. Heidi Lawrence, Assistant Professor in George Mason University’s Department of English, contributes a “persuasion...

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From Hysteria to Hormones and Back Again: Centuries of Outrageous Remarks About Female Biology

Amy Koerber

179–192

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In this persuasion brief I suggest how rhetorical-historical insights into the scientific and medical discourses of female hormones are relevant...

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A Dialogue with Medical Interpreters about Rhetoric, Culture, and Language

Laura Gonzales, Rachel Bloom-Pojar

193–212

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Through conversations with medical interpreters who work in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this dialogue piece illustrates multiple ways that medical...

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