Analyses of political dialogue have traditionally concentrated on structures of government or social movements, drawing clear boundaries between the individual and the state. In its examination of the marginal fringe groups struggling to secure power, Postmodern Political Communication broadens our conception of political behavior and places new emphasis on the generation and invention of politics. This volume's contributors examine the discourse of deviant, oppressed, and powerless groups from the point of view of empowerment; that is, how do such outsider groups engage the center and how are they able to use mass media to gain political power?The authors study the discourse of those who seem most alienated from the formal political process: religious cults, youth gangs, submerged culture groups, and illegal aliens. Their analyses concentrate on the ways in which postmodern discourse legitimizes distribution of power in the social order, and disclose the ideological and political messages that underlie ordinary nonpolitical expression. With its explorations of communicative theory and implications for praxis, this work will appeal to a large audience of scholars and practitioners in political science and communications.
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In its examination of the marginal fringe groups struggling to secure power, Postmodern Political Communication broadens our conception of political behavior and places new emphasis on the generation and invention of politics.
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Series Foreword by Robert E. Denton, Jr. Introduction: The Great Power Shift by Andrew King What is Postmodern Rhetoric? by Andrew King Postmodern Forerunners by Andrew King The Higher Culture as the Site of Struggle by Andrew King Marginalization, the Body, and Empowerment: The Rhetoric of the Obese and Little People in America by Kenneth Zagacki The Reciprocal Power of Group Identities and Social Style: A Note on a Specimen Deviant Youth Group by Calvin Morrill and William Bailey Sanctuary Confronts the Court: An Unrepentant Prophet by Jeanne E. Clark Chicago Utopianism in the Southwest by Richard J. Jensen and John C. Hammerback The Goddess of Democracy as Icon in the Chinese Student Revolt by Kenneth C. Petress Ma And Sheela: Media Power through Radical Discourse by Catherine Ann Collins Understanding Fandom Rhetorically: The Case of "Beauty and the Beast" by Kari Whittenberger-Keith Purchasing Identity: Advertising and the Embrace and Celebration of Self by Charles Urban Larson A Critical Look at the Postmodern Future by Andrew King Selected Bibliography Index
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In its examination of the marginal fringe groups struggling to secure power, this volume broadens our conception of political behavior and places new emphasis on the generation and invention of politics.
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ISBN
9780275938406
Publisert
1992-07-22
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Praeger Publishers Inc
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
208

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ANDREW KING is Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech Communication at Louisiana State University. He has authored two previous books. Professor King's academic interests lie in the areas of communication and power, and medieval and renaissance rhetorical theory.