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Eastern Michigan University
Post-September 11<sup>th</sup> representations of Latin American immigrants in political discourse: An analysis of metaphor
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This study analyzes the types of metaphorical labels that the United States House of Representatives uses in post-September 11th resolutions to label and describe Latin American immigrants. The rhetorical philosophy of Kenneth Burke, Haig Bosmajian’s <em>The Language of Oppression</em>, and a study conducted in 1999 by Otto Santa Ana provide the framework for analyzing the power of the dominant and secondary metaphors found in these documents. Furthermore, this paper examines the connection between metaphorical labels and social and political attitudes toward Latin American immigration in contemporary discourse.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Open Access Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Communication, Media and Theatre Arts
- Year
- 2008
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Romerhausen, Nick James
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Michael Tew, Ph. D., Chair
- Raymond Quiel
- Doris Fields, Ph. D.
Subjects
dc:subject × 4Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://commons.emich.edu/theses/179
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1178