The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948-2016
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2020
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-8865-2 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-8865-2 (ISBN)
This book analyzes the thiry-six political party conventions since 1948 as rhetorical entities with goals often epideictic, constitutive, and even deliberative. Crucial in meeting (and sometimes not) these goals are speeches, demonstrations, and off-camera discussions at each convention.
The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948-2016 establishes the rhetorical goals of the thirty-six political party conventions that have taken place since 1948 against the backdrop of the fundamental changes that television brought to the conventions. Theodore F. Sheckels analyzes these conventions to determine whether the gatherings met or failed to meet those goals, including addressing civil rights, unifying divergent wings of the party, celebrating the triumph of a single wing, overcoming dissent inside and outside the meeting hall, overcoming—or capitalizing on—scandal, reconstituting the party after defeats, arguing for change, and advocating for inclusion. Sheckels observes that although speeches are the primary vehicle through which attendees strive to reach these goals, the crucial addresses are not always by the principal players; often, events other than speeches such as negotiations, demonstrations, and media spin can be just as consequential. Sheckels discusses both the similarities and differences in the ways in which the conventions do business and constitute and reconstitute what the political parties are, aiming to persuade the public with rhetorical images and messages. Scholars of communication, rhetoric, political science, and American studies will find this book particularly useful.
The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948-2016 establishes the rhetorical goals of the thirty-six political party conventions that have taken place since 1948 against the backdrop of the fundamental changes that television brought to the conventions. Theodore F. Sheckels analyzes these conventions to determine whether the gatherings met or failed to meet those goals, including addressing civil rights, unifying divergent wings of the party, celebrating the triumph of a single wing, overcoming dissent inside and outside the meeting hall, overcoming—or capitalizing on—scandal, reconstituting the party after defeats, arguing for change, and advocating for inclusion. Sheckels observes that although speeches are the primary vehicle through which attendees strive to reach these goals, the crucial addresses are not always by the principal players; often, events other than speeches such as negotiations, demonstrations, and media spin can be just as consequential. Sheckels discusses both the similarities and differences in the ways in which the conventions do business and constitute and reconstitute what the political parties are, aiming to persuade the public with rhetorical images and messages. Scholars of communication, rhetoric, political science, and American studies will find this book particularly useful.
Theodore F. Sheckels is Charles J. Potts professor of social science and professor of English and communication studies at Randolph-Macon College.
Preface
Chapter One – Political Party Conventions: History and Criticism
Chapter Two – 1948
Chapter Three – 1952
Chapter Four – 1956
Chapter Five – 1960
Chapter Six – 1964
Chapter Seven – 1968
Chapter Eight – 1972
Chapter Nine – 1976
Chapter Ten – 1980
Chapter Eleven – 1984
Chapter Twelve – 1988
Chapter Thirteen—1992
Chapter Fourteen—1996
Chapter Fifteen – 2000
Chapter Sixteen – 2004
Chapter Seventeen – 2008
Chapter Eighteen – 2012
Chapter Nineteen – 2016
Chapter Twenty -- Conclusions
Bibliography
About the Author
Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Lexington Studies in Political Communication |
Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 161 x 227 mm |
Gewicht | 540 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4985-8865-4 / 1498588654 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4985-8865-2 / 9781498588652 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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