Governors State University
Burke, Rhetoric and The Doctor: A Rhetorical Analysis of Doctor Who
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This paper performs a rhetorical analysis of the science-fiction program, Doctor Who, using theories from Kenneth Burke. Series Five of the show is analyzed using Burke’s theory of identification, the representative anecdote and the dramatistic pentad. The analysis with identification theory exemplifies the show’s ability to create identification with the audience that, in turn, drives the audience to watch. While the identification connects the audience to the show, the pentad explains how the characters of the show are driven by a pursuit of idealistic humanism rooted in individuality. The final analysis demonstrates that the program embraces more of a representative anecdote, as it can offer tools for living, rather than a deflective one.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Communication and Training
- Year dc:date.available
- 2012
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Muñiz, Kemp Nishan
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Jason Zingsheim, Ph.D.
- David Rhea, Ph.D.
- Michele McMaster, Ph.D.
Subjects
dc:subject × 11Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://opus.govst.edu/theses/19
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:opus.govst.edu:theses-1005