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South Dakota State University
A Rhetorical Examination of the Barack Obama Phenomenon in the 2008 Presidential Campaign
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This thesis addresses the analytical deficiencies of the popular press in describing and elucidating Obama’s rhetoric during the 2008 Presidential Campaign by closely examining four speeches, their contexts within the campaign, and the commentary surrounding them to give a richer account of what exactly could be called Obama’s “rhetoric.” Moving from an Aristotelian reading of Obama’s Democratic National Convention Keynote Address to an examination of speeches that embody his racial identity, his religious identity, and his unique pop cultural appeal, the thesis suggests that a broad interpretation of rhetoric best elucidates Obama’s negotiation of his varying identities.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis - University Access Only
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- English
- Year dc:date.available
- 2012
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Binkley, Steve
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Michael Keller
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- Copyright © 2012 Steve Binkley
- Language dc:language
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1342
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:openprairie.sdstate.edu:etd-2333