Understanding Genre through the Lens of Advocacy: The Rhetorical Work of the Victim Impact Statement  

Oleh:

Propen, Amy D. ; Schuster, Mary Lay

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Written Communication ( sebagian Full Text) vol. 27 no. 1 (Jan. 2010), page 3-35.
Topik: genre theory; victim impact statements; victim rights; victim advocates; legal discourse
Fulltext: Vol 27, no (1), page 3–35.pdf (278.09KB)

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Through interviews with judges and victim advocates, courtroom observations, and rhetorical analyses of victims’ reactions to proposed sentences, the authors examine the features that judges and advocates think make victims’ arguments persuasive. The authors conclude that this genre, recently imposed upon the court, functions as a mediating device through which advocates push for collective change, particularly for judicial acceptance of personal and emotional appeals. This study understands genres as responsive to changes within the activity systems in which they work and extends knowledge about genres that function as advocacy tools within internal institutional systems.

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