Warring with Words

Narrative and Metaphor in Politics
Herausgegeben:Hanne, Michael; Crano, William D.; Mio, Jeffery Scott

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Scholars in many of the disciplines surrounding politics explicitly utilize either a narrative perspective or a metaphor perspective (though rarely the two in combination) to analyze issues -- theoretical and practical, domestic and international -- in the broad field of politics. Among the topics they have studied are:

competing metaphors for the state or nation which have been coined over the centuries in diverse cultures;

the frequency with which communal and international conflicts are generated, at least in part, by the clashing religious and historical narratives held by opposing groups;

the cognitive short-cuts employing metaphor by which citizens make sense of politics;

the need for political candidates to project a convincing self-narrative;

the extent to which the metaphors used to formulate social issues determine the policies which will be developed to resolve them;

the failure of narratives around the security of the nation to take account of the individual experiences of women and children.

This volume is the first in which eminent scholars from disciplines as diverse as social psychology, anthropology, political theory, international relations, feminist political science, and media studies, have sought to integrate the narrative and the metaphor perspectives on politics.

It will appeal to any scholar interested in the many ways in which narrative and metaphor function in combination as cognitive and rhetorical instruments in discourse around politics.

Produktdetails

• Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Series
• Verlag: Psychology Press / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9781848725683
• ISBN-10: 184872568X
• Artikelnr.: 40052396

Autorenporträt

Michael Hanne founded the Comparative Literature Program at the University of Auckland in 1995 and directed it until 2010. His recent research has focused on the role of narrative and metaphor in the construction of a wide range of disciplines from medicine to politics, to education and the law. He has written articles advocating closer cooperation between narrative scholars and metaphor scholars in the various disciplines. William D. Crano is Oskamp Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Claremont Graduate University. He has published widely on research on communication and persuasion, especially the influence of minorities on the majority. His field research is directed toward applications of persuasive principles in the prevention of adolescent drug misuse. Jeffery Scott Mio is the director of the M.S. in Psychology Program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1984. His main lines of research are in how metaphors are used in political persuasion and in the teaching of multicultural psychology, having authored or edited numerous articles and books in both areas.

Inhaltsangabe

W.D. Crano, Preface. M Hanne, An Introduction to the 'Warring with Words' Project. P.L. Hammack, Mind, Story, Society: The Political Psychology of Narrative. M. Sinding, Governing Spirits: Body Politic Scenarios and Schemas in the French Revolution Debate. C. Bottici, The Politics of the Past: The Myth of the Clash of Civilizations. A.T.R. Wibben, On Narrative, Metaphor & the Politics of Security. M. Danner and M. Hanne, A Conversation with Mark Danner. M.P. Marks, Metaphors of International Cooperation. S. Wright and C. Shore, From Saving Private Ryan to Building Team America: Presidential Oratory and the Art of Interpellation. J. Liu and S.S. Khan, Nation Building through Historical Narratives in Pre-Independence India: Gandhi, Nehru, Savarkar, and Golwalkar as Entrepreneurs of Identity. J.S. Mio, Responses to Metaphors in Politics: Continued Explorations of the Metaphor Extension Hypothesis. L. Bougher, Cognitive Coherence in Politics: Unifying Metaphor and Narrative in Civic Cognition. W.D. Crano, Useful Strategies in the War of Words.

Rezensionen

"The dynamics of communication and persuasion are overwhelmingly carried by what is said, how arguments are framed, and how factual information is 'spun.' In this timely volume the authors, all leading experts in their respective fields, examine this all important topic of human interaction. A must read for all those with an interest in the processes of social influence and in the secrets of effectively 'saying things with words." - Arie W. Kruglanski, Ph.D., University of Maryland, USA

"This groundbreaking book not only illuminates the discourse of politics but also contributes importantly to research on the cognitive and rhetorical functions of metaphor and narrative more generally." -David Herman, Ph.D., Durham University, UK

"Warring With Words gives a fascinating overview over recent research on metaphor and narrative in political rhetoric and thought. By illustrating the impact of these two levels of rhetoric on current international political discourse as well as on theories of statehood, sovereignty, international relations and conflict, the book shows that conceptualisation of and communication about political issues is impossible without metaphor and narrative. By exploring their epistemological, historical and cognitive dimensions, the volume provides an indispensable platform for further research and academic teaching on Language and Politics." -Andreas Musolff, Ph.D., University of East Anglia, UK