In his book City of Rhetoric, at the end of the ninth chapter, Fleming states “I hope the answers offered in this book can be of use as the twenty-first century unfolds” (210). These answers offered in the book respond to Fleming’s questions: “What lessons do we learn from our cities today?” and “Can they […]
City of Rhetoric
Could commonplaces be the solution?
Reading Analysis 4 In chapter 8, “Toward a New Sociospatial Dialectic,” of David Fleming’s City of Rhetoric, he argues that the built environment such as public space influences the type of work and people that derive from the particular area. In other words, for Fleming, where you come from shapes what possibilities you have. Therefore, […]
Sociospatial Environment
Rhetorical Analysis #4: Fleming Chapter 8 Throughout the book, author David Fleming constantly argues that our built environment, along with civic public discourse and education, continually shape who we are. In this specific chapter, the first of section 3, Fleming examines the scenes he has talked about in previous chapters such as the ghettos, white […]
1340 S St NW
Analytical Essay 1: Place, space, and everything in between. As society progresses through technology, more people are becoming detached from the true meaning of life. A walk outside has turned into heads down on cell phones, a coffee date has become a conference call, and a person working in a factory or office has been […]
Toward a New Sociospatial Dialectic Analysis
In City of Rhetoric, David Fleming believes that the city-like areas can be a standard that everyone in America should uphold because they are a perfect example of what a community should be like. He thinks that cities are a place where there is common ground since everyone is diverse and interesting in their own […]
The Root of the Problem
The eighth Chapter of Fleming’s City of Rhetoric argues that the failure of each community explored in the first two sections of the book are reliant on the uncontrollable factors of the extended local environment. Citizens in the city of Chicago, particularly those toward the lower end of the socioeconomic ladder, have fallen victim to the […]
City of Rhetoric
City of Rhetoric In chapter 3.8 of David Fleming’s City of Rhetoric, Mr. Fleming argues that society benefits from critically examining what usually appears innocent to us and then applying that to organize the world in a certain way to increase or decrease citizens’ opportunities. The chapter, entitled “Toward a New Sociospatial Dialectic”, begins with […]
Reading Analysis 4
The eighth chapter of Fleming’s book, “Toward a New Sociospatial Dialectic,” is his attempt to tie together what has been a rather confusing work- one ostensibly about rhetoric but primarily discussing sociology. This chapter, placed after the quadrilogy of “Ghetto,” “Surburbia,” “The New Urbanism,” and “Home,” is meant to restate what Fleming’s points were and […]
The Failure and Realization of Chicago’s Proposed Housing
In the chapter “Toward a New Sociospatial Dialect” in the book City of Rhetoric by David Fleming, the examples from chapters 4-7 are examined in terms of how discourse takes place and whether or not each “plan” was successful. In looking back at the ghetto, Schaumburg, the Near North Side, and 1230 North Burling Street, […]
Could Escaping City-Life Be the Answer?
Reading Analysis 3 In chapter 5 of David Fleming’s City of Rhetoric, he explains that the solution to Chicago’s unequal housing epidemic is the migration to suburbs. He explains that suburbs have newer housing and the housing markets are more stable, with lower turnover rates. Also, suburbs typically have a smaller range of income inequality […]