Abstract
ABSTRACTThis essay examines how contemporary environmental activists identify with violent historical labor disputes in West Virginia. As activists tap into the region's violent past, they are faced with rhetorical opportunities and challenges. In analyzing this phenomenon, I contend that kairic folds occur when contemporary rhetorics draw directly upon historical events in a way that underscores salient contextual factors that shape rhetorical choices. These contextual factors betray a rhetorical register of class, how material, historical, and social class distinctions animate key aspects of contemporary rhetorical landscapes.
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