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The monstrous discourse in the Donald Trump campaign : implications for national discourse / Debbie Jay Williams, Kalyn L. Prince.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Debbie Jay, author.
- Prince, Kalyn L., author.
- Series:
- Lexington studies in political communication.
- Lexington Studies in Political Communication
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trump, Donald, 946-.
- Trump, Donald.
- Trump, Donald, 1946- Oratory.
- Presidents--United States--Election--2016.
- Presidents.
- Discourse analysis--Political aspects--United States.
- Discourse analysis.
- Political oratory--United States--History--21st century.
- Political oratory.
- Communication in politics--United States--History--21st century.
- Communication in politics.
- Discourse analysis--Political aspects.
- Language and languages.
- Oratory.
- Presidents--Election.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2018.
- Summary:
- The Monstrous Discourse in the Donald Trump Campaign: Implications for National Discourse provides a lens through which to explore the implications of the monster metaphor, as applied to Trump during the 2016 presidential election. Analyzing the overt and buried usages of the monster metaphor in the media's and Trump's discourse, as well as the structure of the monster narrative generally, offers connections between the metaphor and the actions incited by its narrative. This book explores the ways in which this language also serves as a metaphor to understand the ecology of Trump's candidacy and the polarized responses drawn by his campaign and considers its troubling implications for the future direction of national discourse. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Our Metaphors, Our Selves
- The Monster Narrative
- The Media and The Monster
- The Buried Metaphor: Donald Trump's Construction of Monsters
- Monster (Metaphor) Mash
- When the Abyss Gazes Back.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-4700-1
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