Caste segregation shapes even how Ambedkar’s text circulated among readers

Evidence

Warner’s foundational study theorizes publics as constituted by circulation of texts among strangers, with particular attention to queer counter-publics. His method is rhetorical theory in dialogue with political philosophy. Publics and Counterpublics is essential reading for COMM/equity doctoral work on the rhetorical theory of publicness. For platform-era candidates, Warner’s analytic of circulation among strangers offers a powerful frame for analyzing platform-mediated public formation. — , The Braided Reading EPUB, 377 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Mandal that commissioned Ambedkar’s address had no Untouchable members; Ambedkar’s caste abolition speech sold out rapidly and spread across Indian languages; Publics form through circulation of texts among strangers rather than shared identity — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 377 (+2 more)

Related

• Publics form through circulation of texts among strangers rather than shared identity (similarity 0.79)
• Caste segmentation split Ambedkar’s readership along the very lines he attacked (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Publics form through circulation of texts among strangers rather than shared identity #expands (0.70) — , The Braided Reading EPUB, 377
• Ambedkar’s caste abolition speech sold out rapidly and spread across Indian languages #corroborates (0.55)
• Invited to speak, Ambedkar’s text was censored for denouncing Hinduism itself #corroborates (0.50)