Article published in:
Dialogue and Ways of RelatingEdited by Huey-Rong Chen
[Language and Dialogue 10:1] 2020
► pp. 29–48
On streams and lakes
Metaventriloquism and the technologies of a water controversy
Theresa R. Castor | University of Wisconsin – Parkside , USA
This article advances the notion of metaventriloquism by bringing together the concepts of metacommunication and
ventriloquism (Cooren 2010). Metaventriloquism is when one makes claims regarding who or what
another is speaking behalf of. To explore the implications of metaventriloquism, a public hearing related to a community water controversy
is analyzed. The analysis illustrates how metaventriloquism may be used as a form of critique and operates retrospectively in claiming what
motivated another, and prospectively in claiming what another should do. The implications of metaventriloquism for the construction of
technological risks are also explored.
Keywords: metacommunication, ventriloquism, public discourse, technological risks, water policy
Published online: 19 May 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00058.cas
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00058.cas
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