The Wrongs of the Right Language, Race, and the Republican Party in the Age of Obama / Matthew W. Hughey and Gregory S. Parks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughey, Matthew W. (Matthew Windust)

Parks, Gregory, 1974- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obama, Barack.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Nueva York: NYU Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the coded language of the Republican PartyIn The Wrongs of the Right, Matthew W. Hughey and Gregory S. Parks set postracial claims into relief against a background of pre- and post-election racial animus directed at President Obama, his administration, and African Americans. They show how the political Right deploys racial fears, coded language and implicit bias to express and build opposition to the Obama administration. Racial meanings are reservoirs rich in political currency, and the race card remains a potent resource for othering the first black president in a context rife with Nativism, xenophobia, white racial fatigue, and serious racial inequality.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The grand old party and African Americans: a brief historical overview

2. Unsweet tea and labor pains: the tea party, birthers, and Obama

3. A fox in the idiot box: right-wing talking heads

4. Political party, campaign strategy, and racial messaging

5. The social science of political ideology and racial attitudes

6. Unconscious race bias and the right its meaning for law in the age of Obama

Conclusion

Notes

Index

About the authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8147-6475-4

OCLC:

876592402