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The discourse of propaganda : case studies from the Persian Gulf War and the War on Terror
- Title
- The discourse of propaganda : case studies from the Persian Gulf War and the War on Terror / John Oddo.
- Author
- Oddo, John, 1981-
- Publication
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]
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Details
- Description
- vi, 289 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Using case studies from recent American military interventions, examines propaganda as an intertextual process, one in which discourse is recontextualized faithfully by multiple parties over time. Explores how messages are constructed, performed, and recontextualized in new and diverse situations"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Case studies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-284) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : approaching propaganda with a critical eye -- Defining propaganda and historicizing America's wars in the Middle East. Theorizing propaganda : intertextuality, manipulation, and power ; The Persian Gulf War and the War on Terror : a brief history -- Manufacturing an atrocity. How the incubator story became news : the power of performative semiotics ; Keep war fever alive : the circulation of the uncubator story -- Infiltrating network news. Message force multipliers : rewarding recontextualization ; Enacting and entextualizing the voice of the expert ; The evolution of a talking point -- The art of the slogan. "Support our troops" as portable text and cultural tradition ; "Support our troops" as vertical and horizontal propaganda -- Conclusion : war propaganda and the prospects for resistance.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-711
- ISBN
- 9780271081175
- 0271081171
- 9780271081168
- 0271081163
- LCCN
- 2018023203
- OCLC
- 1034611338
- Author
- Oddo, John, 1981- author.
- Title
- The discourse of propaganda : case studies from the Persian Gulf War and the War on Terror / John Oddo.
- Publisher
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-284) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1991-2009
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-711