“Violent Histories, Livable Futures contributes to an important rethinking of traditional rhetorical political concepts such as citizenship, democracy, the people, and publics. Rather than abandon these somewhat problematic concepts, this volume recreates them in light of advances in rhetorical research and theorizing about coloniality, race, voice, witnessing, post-truth media, international justice, and authoritarian performance. The new iterations of the traditional concepts that emerge are fresh and dynamic tools that will help guide and inspire contemporary rhetorical political scholarship.”—Freya Thimsen, Associate Professor, Indiana University, author of The Democratic Ethos: Authenticity and Instrumentalism in US Movement Rhetoric After Occupy (2022)