College of Law Faculty Scholarship
Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
Maryland Law Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2017
Abstract
Neurorhetoric is the study of how rhetoric shapes the human brain. At the forefront of science and communication studies, neurorhetoric challenges many preconceptions about how humans respond to persuasive stimuli. Neurorhetoric can be applied to a multiplicity of relevant legal issues, including the topic of this Maryland Law Review Symposium Issue: race and advocacy. After detailing the neuroscientific and cognitive theories that underlie neurorhetoric, this Essay theorizes ways in which neurorhetoric intersects with the law, advocacy, and race. This Essay explores how toxic racial stereotypes and categories become embedded in the human brain and what can be done about it.
Recommended Citation
Jewel, Lucille, "Neurorhetoric, Race, and the Law: Toxic Neural Pathways and Healing Alternatives" (2017). College of Law Faculty Scholarship. 299.
https://ir.law.utk.edu/utk_lawpubl/299