Research Catalog

Title

A rhetoric of divisive partisanship: the 2016 American presidential campaign discourse of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump / Colleen Elizabeth Kelley.

Author

Kelley, Colleen Elizabeth

Publication

• Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Description

xii, 147 pages; 24 cm

Summary

A Rhetoric of Divisive Partisanship: The 2016 American Presidential Campaign Disourse of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump examines the campaign speeches of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump as they targeted members of the American public that were ideologically different but equally emotionally vulnerable. Each appealed to marginalized segments of the electorate, groups at opposite ends of the political spectrum, joined through a shared distrust and fear of politics instead of political or even party affiliation. This book addresses how Sanders and Trump polarized and reinforced their respective bases as "outsiders" and relied on anti-establishment arguments and discussions grounded in personal attacks against "enemies." Colleen Elizabeth Kelley expands on previous ideas about dialogue and political talk and asserts that, rather than serving as a model of civic and civil discourse, the rhetoric of Sanders and Trump was reactionary and divisive, beginning with different intentions and producing different results--back cover.

Series Statement

Lexington studies in political communication

Uniform Title

Lexington studies in political communication.

Subject

• Trump, Donald, 1946-
• Sanders, Bernard
• 2000-2099
• Political campaigns > United States > History > 21st century
• Presidents > United States > Election > 2016
• Communication in politics > United States > History > 21st century
• Communication in politics
• Political campaigns
• Presidents > Election
• United States

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-141) and index.

Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A Rhetoric of Divisive Partisanship -- 2. Other/Outsider Rhetoric -- 3. The Outsider Rhetorical Behavior of Bernie Sanders -- 4. The Outsider Rhetorical Behavior of Donald Trump -- 5. Post-election Rhetorical Behavior of Sanders and Trump -- 6. Wired-in Populism -- 7. Effects on the Electorate -- 8. The Post-Campaign Rhetorical Legacy -- 9. Implications of Divisive Partisanship Rhetoric --Conclusion: A Twenty-First Century Paradigm -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

Call Number

JFE 18-3348

ISBN

• 1498564577
• 9781498564571

OCLC

1014067392

Author

Kelley, Colleen Elizabeth, author.

Title

A rhetoric of divisive partisanship: the 2016 American presidential campaign discourse of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump / Colleen Elizabeth Kelley.

Publisher

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Lexington studies in political communication

Lexington studies in political communication.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-141) and index.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Research Call Number

JFE 18-3348