Scapegoating : in defense of oneself.

Slobodan Milosevic's rhetoric is examined in light of Kenneth Burke's dramatism and scapegoating concepts. Burke's analysis of Adolf Hitler's use of scapegoating is explained and expanded to include Milosevic's use of scapegoating. The men's motives for scapegoating are compared and contrasted by looking at Hitler's Mein Kampf and "My Political Testament" and Milosevic's courtroom defense transcripts. Both men used scapegoating to unify groups of people and to create righteous identities to enable them to be on the "good" side of a conflict. These tactics advanced their agendas and allowed them to feel guiltless even while committing genocide.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Grantor

Baylor University.

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Hagen, Christine R.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Leeper, Karla K.

• Milošević, Slobodan, 1941-2006.
• Scapegoat -- Case studies.
• Rhetoric -- Political aspects.

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Language dc:language.iso

en

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https://hdl.handle.net/2104/14345

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oai:baylor-ir.tdl.org:2104/14345