Dramaturgical theory and criticism: The state of the art (or science?)

The Public Persona of Nelson R. Mandela: A Study of U.S. Print Media Narratives

“…Analysis will be grounded in the general theoretical perspective of dramaturgy. Dramaturgy and dramaturgical are terms popularized by Gronbeck (1980) which are used to categorize various drama-oriented approaches to criticism (Brock et al, 1990). Similarly, Sillars (1991) Criticism is an activity whose procedures defy strict linearity.…”

The Politics of Gender in the NHS: Impression Management and ‘Getting Things Done’

“…In terms of presenting the specific approach to dramaturgy attempted here, more complex issues arise. Dramaturgy, after an apparent surge in interest as a social science method in the 1970s and 1980s (Brissett and Edgley, 1975; Combs and Mansfield, 1976; Gronbeck, 1980; Lyman and Scott, 1975), has not become a dominant metaphor for organizational life. Indeed it was arguably not until the 1980s that it began to appear on a widespread basis in organizational analysis (Caldwell and O'Reilly, 1982; Gardner and Martinko, 1988; Mangham and Overington, 1982, 1987; Wood and Mitchell, 1981), but work appearing under its heading is ‘characterised by considerable confusion over the scope, application and utility of this perspective’ (Oswick et al.…”

Rhetorical theory as heuristic and moral: A pedagogical justification

“…Gronbeck sounds like a social scientist when he claims that Burkean scholars try to generate "a systematic set of covering propositions." 4 Black argues that rhetorical theory, apart from the more insignificant theories derived from logical necessity, is grounded in "regularities" of psyche or discourse. 5 McGee explicitly claims that "if it is to achieve the status of 'theory,' any prose must reliably describe, explain, and predict."…”