Obama the Populist?

This master's thesis is a rhetorical analysis of President Barack Obama's 2010 Cooper Union speech concerning financial industry reform. I argue in this thesis that Obama utilizes a populist persuasion in order to rally support for his financial reform legislation. Using Michael Kazin's theory on populist persuasion, this thesis analyzes Obama's rhetorical strategy and investigates the ways in which it is populist.

Grantor dc:publisher

Wake Forest University

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Chung, Seungwon Rha

• Obama

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/36419

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/36419