Forensics in America : a history /
Bartanen, Michael D.
Littlefield, Robert S.,1952-
Includes index.
An introduction to the study of American forensics in the twentieth century -- The public oratory era -- The technical era -- Organizational structures and their influence on forensics practice -- Tensions that shaped the evolution of forensics -- Departmental and disciplinary tensions shaping forensics -- High school forensics : the growth and development of competitive forensics -- The social dimensions of forensics -- The "other" in forensics : the African American experience -- The "other" sex : women and the forensics experience -- Reflections on a century of forensics in America.
Forensics (Public speaking)
Debates and debating