Transcending the Game

Debate, Education, and Society
A collection of inclusive essays that explore the role of debate in understanding and critiquing injustice and inequality. Edited by Shawn Briscoe, these essays closely examine multiple approaches to debate, considering their respective merits and controversies.

A pathway to community, growth, and change

This collection of inclusive essays explores the role of debate in understanding and critiquing injustice and inequality. Edited by Shawn F. Briscoe, these essays closely examine multiple approaches to debate, considering their respective merits and controversies. This detailed compilation analyzes how debate methodologies are useful in everyday life and whether certain approaches have any value at all.

Briscoe provides an in-depth look into the varying styles of debate and contributes to a greater understanding of argument theory by discussing three stylistic approaches: audience-centered, technical/progressive, and non-traditional/performative. The book demonstrates that all three approaches offer students opportunity to engage in a socioemotional learning space, a discipline that prepares students for undergraduate and graduate work, a study that prepares participants for future careers, and a field that investigates current controversies and how to tackle them. Briscoe offers compelling narratives from BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and women authors that explore the personal impact of debate on social equality within this academic discipline, our educational system, and society.

The diversity in gender and race of the contributing authors allows for a multitude of perspectives on the complex styles, benefits, and issues discussed in Transcending the Game. Briscoe peels back the mystery that shrouds the benefits of academic, competitive debate from outsiders and insiders alike. A myriad of personal narratives tell stories about the role of debate in their lives; challenge the unproductive discourse in debate, education, and society; and offer diverse insight into why we debate. 

Contributor: Shawn F. Briscoe (Edited by), Nicole Wanzer-Serrano (Contributions by), Aubrey Semple (Contributions by), Ashley Snookes (Contributions by), Tara L. Tate (Contributions by), Rashad Howard (Contributions by), Gina Iberri-Shea (Contributions by), Sean Luechtefeld (Contributions by), Maya McGregory (Contributions by), Yari L. Mitchell (Contributions by), Nic Nave (Contributions by), Pulgeenok Methanie Ongtooguk (Contributions by), Paul Ongtooguk (Contributions by), Ravi Rao (Contributions by), Alex Berry (Contributions by), Jamal Burns (Contributions by), Benjamin Collinger (Contributions by), Nya Fifer (Contributions by), Desiree Hill (Contributions by), Sara B. Sanchez (Contributions by)

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