Dramatism, Feminine Style and Women's Weblogs: Women Speaking in the E-Public

During the 2004 election cycle, online communication technologies emerged as a legitimate influence on political participation and strategy. Weblogs (blogs) played a pivotal role in the Internet's unprecedented sway. This research combined Burke's (1969) dramatism with Campbell's (1989) feminine style to describe and critique three women's political blogs. The pentad highlighted an argument derived from each blogger's master narrative, while feminine style analysis revealed subtle differences among the women's persuasive tactics.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Communication

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Communication

Year

2005

Author dc:creator

• York, Misty

• Internet
• Blogs
• Communication

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/437

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1440