Discourse and Conflict: The President Barack H. Obama Birth Certificate Controversy and the New Media
type: CreativeWork
description: A creative exploration of the consequences of public speech in the era of freely accessible, social media, as the author, a former elections official, records and explores the consequences of public dissent in the case of President Barack Obama’s eligibility controversy. This non-fiction narrative culminates with the author’s analysis and observations on both his personal experiences and the state of public speech and political power in contemporary America.
abstract: A creative exploration of the consequences of public speech in the era of freely accessible, social media, as the author, a former elections official, records and explores the consequences of public dissent in the case of President Barack Obama’s eligibility controversy. This non-fiction narrative culminates with the author’s analysis and observations on both his personal experiences and the state of public speech and political power in contemporary America.
author: Adams, Timothy Lee
keywords: corporate citizenship, one-sided win, birth certificate, mediaverse, presidential politics, creative non-fiction, Communication Technology and New Media, English Language and Literature, Rhetoric, Social Influence and Political Communication, Speech and Rhetorical Studies
date published: 2011-05-01T07:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:08:09Z
provider: Western Kentucky University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Western Kentucky University