The Rhetorical Criteria of Kennedy's Camelot

<p>John F. Kennedy's presidential rhetoric reflects key criteria necessary for creating and sustaining the American Camelot myth. That myth was successfully ingrained within the American psyche through the use of visual rhetoric, campaign speech rhetoric, and crisis time rhetoric. Moreover, the collective memory of cultural trauma following Kennedy's assassination suggests a promising continuation of the Camelot myth. Because the four rhetorical categories (visual, campaign, crisis, and collective memory) worked in tandem, all were essential for creating Kennedy's legacy. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English and Theatre

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Wilder, Stacy Fawn

• Camelot
• John F. Kennedy
• persuasion
• rhetoric
• speech
• trauma
• American Studies
• Political Science

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2012 Stacy Fawn Wilder

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/58

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1057