Debbie Jay Williams, Kalyn L. Prince

The Monstrous Discourse in the Donald Trump Campaign

Implications for National Discourse

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Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that the use of the monster metaphor through media coverage and discourse surrounding Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign suggests characteristics of the monstrous in the public discourse, warranting concerns for the future of national discourse.

Produktdetails

• Lexington Studies in Political Communication
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9781498546997
• ISBN-10: 1498546994
• Artikelnr.: 49008685

Autorenporträt

Debbie Jay Williams is professor of language and literature at Abilene Christian University. Kalyn L. Prince is graduate student in the English PhD program at the University of Oklahoma.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Introduction Chapter One: Our Metaphors, Our Selves Chapter Two:
The Monster Narrative Chapter Three: The Media and the Monster Chapter
Four: The Buried Metaphor: Donald Trump's Construction of Monsters Chapter
Five: Monster (Metaphor) Mash Chapter Six: When the Abyss Gazes Back
Bibliography Appendices About the Authors