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The Twitter presidency : Donald J. Trump and the politics of white rage / Brian L. Ott and Greg Dickinson.
LIBRA E913.3 .O88 2019
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ott, Brian L., author.
- Dickinson, Greg, 1964- author.
- Series:
- NCA focus on communication studies
- NCA Focus on communication studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trump, Donald, 1946-.
- Microblogs.
- Social media--Political aspects.
- Social media.
- Rhetoric--Political aspects.
- History.
- Communication in politics.
- United States.
- Trump, Donald, 1946---Language.
- Trump, Donald.
- Twitter.
- Communication in politics--United States.
- Communication in politics--United States--History--21st century.
- Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--21st century.
- Rhetoric.
- Political culture--United States.
- Political culture.
- Social media--Political aspects--United States.
- Microblogs--Political aspects--United States.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 110 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Routledge, 2019.
- Summary:
- The Twitter Presidency explores the rhetorical style of President Donald J. Trump, attending to both his general manner of speaking as well as to his preferred modality. Trump's manner, the authors argue, reflects an aesthetics of white rage, and it is rooted in authoritarianism, narcissism, and demagoguery. His preferred modality of speaking, namely through Twitter, effectively channels and transmits the affective dimensions of white rage by taking advantage of the platform's defining characteristics, which include simplicity, impulsivity, and incivility. There is, then, a structural homology between Trump's general communication practices and the specific platform (Twitter) he uses to communicate with his base. This commonality between communication practices and communication platform (manner and modality) struck a powerful emotive chord with his followers, who feel aggrieved at the decentering of white masculinity. In addition to charting the defining characteristics of Trump's discourse, The Twitter Presidency exposes how Trump's rhetorical style threatens democratic norms, principles, and institutions.
- Contents:
- Situating Trump; On Style; On Political Communication; Why Trump's Discourse Matters
- Politics of White Rage; The Rhetorical Appeal of White Rage; Trump's Performance of White Rage; Implications and Conclusion
- Trump Tweets; Understanding the Logic of Twitter: A Medium Theory Perspective; Assessing @realDonaldTrump; Implications and Conclusion
- In Defense of Democracy; The Consequentiality of Trump's Rhetoric; Toward an Affective Politics of Resistance,
- Notes:
- "Routledge Focus"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James G. Barnwell Fund.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780367149758
- 0367149753
- OCLC:
- 1085196636
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