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Rhetoric and Governance under Trump
eBook - Proclamations from the Bullshit Pulpit, Lexington Studies in Contemporary Rhetoric
ISBN/EAN: 9781498594844
Umbreit-Nr.: 2251490
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 386 S.
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Erschienen am 09.07.2020
Auflage: 1/2020
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DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <span>Rhetoric and Governance under Trump: Proclamations from the Bullshit Pulpit</span><span>analyzes the rhetoric of Donald Trump to argue that Trumps deeply illiberal rhetoric, cruel policies, corruption, disruptive foreign policy, and disdain for the rule of law makes him a textbook populist. However, his embrace of mainstream conservative policies and the culture war narratives that come with them made him a rather conventional Republican. Being more plutocrat than populist, Trump had to bridge this fundamental contradiction by employing populist and polarizing rhetoric, alongside fabricated crises, to uphold the veneer of being an anti-status quo politician. Bernd Kaussler, Lars J. Kristiansen, and Jeffrey Delbert argue that, for Trump, bullshit, confrontational politics, and fear has emerged as a vital political strategy. Through an analysis of Trumps first three years in office, the authors find that President Trump governed using a communication strategy that a) denied facts, relied heavily on bullshit, lies, and fabricated counter-narratives; b) attacked news outlets and the opposition to foster identity-based polarization in order to sideline critics and stir up factions for specific political ends; and c) dismissed legitimate criticism of policies and the conduct of the administration and the president himself as fake news. Kaussler, Kristiansen, and Delbert argue that the repeated use of this strategy, along with a mixture of public complacency and concerted efforts on the part of his own party, has allowed Trump to work toward normalizing these lies and cover-ups throughout his tenure, only further exacerbating the highly polarized and partisan political environment in the United States. Scholars of rhetoric, communication, political science, and media studies will find this book particularly useful.</span><br><br><span></span>
- Kurztext
- <span>This book analyzes the rhetoric of Donald Trump to argue that Trump embraces conflicting populist and Republican values, and as a result has relied on populist and polarizing rhetoric, along with fabricated crises, to reconcile these combating ideals and uphold his image of an "anti-status quo politician."</span>
- Autorenportrait
- <span>Bernd Kaussler</span><span> is professor of political science at James Madison University.<br><br></span><span>Lars J. Kristiansen</span><span>is assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies at James Madison University.<br><br></span><span>Jeffrey Delbert</span><span> is associate professor in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Lenoir-Rhyne University.</span>