Rhetoric and the Sacred in the 21st Century
Rhetoric Society of America Summer Workshop

Hell House


Discussion Point

What are some possible "texts" that could be rhetorically analyzed here?

How would we go about analyzing them?

Taking the Hell House as represented in the film, what arguments is it making?

How is it making those arguments?

What is good or bad about how its making those arguments?

As an "installation" or "performance," what role does individual experience play?