Political campaign communication : theory, method, and practice / edited by Robert E. Denton, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Denton, Robert E., Jr., editor, contributor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Lexington studies in political communication.

Lexington studies in political communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campaign management--United States.

Campaign management.

Communication in politics--United States.

Communication in politics.

Political campaigns--United States.

Political campaigns.

Presidents--United States--Election--History--21st century.

Presidents.

Presidents--Election.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

Political Campaign Communication: Theory, Method, and Practice brings a diversity of issues, topics, and events on political campaign communication around the concepts of theory, method and practice. The volume contains studies of political campaign communication utilizing a wide range of empirical, rhetorical, content analyses and social science methodologies as well as a variety of foci on the practice of political campaign communication with studies on the communication dimensions and elements of political campaigns. It reflects the growing depth, breadth, and maturity of the discipline and provides insight into a variety of topics related to political campaign communication.

Contents:

Introduction : political campaign communication : theory, method and practice and the emergence of a discipline of study / Robert E. Denton, Jr

The functional theory of political campaign discourse / William L. Benoit

"What a snob" : the reconciliation of higher education and neoliberalism in the 2012 Republican presidential primary / Luke Winslow and Carly de Anda

What is happening there? : Norwegian newspaper coverage of the 2016 U.S. presidential election / Michael Nitz

Intensity of face threats in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 US presidential debates / William O. Dailey, Shelly S. Hinck, Robert S. Hinck, and Edward A. Hinck

Too early to be funny? : an analysis of late night comedy during the 2016 U.S. presidential primaries / Michael Nitz, Allison Koehn, and Hayley McCarron

Presidential debate and conflict bias / Joan L. Conners

Main stream press framing of the RNC and DNC 2016 presidential nomination acceptance speeches : terministic screens and the discovery of the worldview of the press / Jim A. Kuypers

Making a case for textual criticism : Hillary studies and the state of political campaign scholarship / Melody Lehn

Barack Obama's response to the "angry black man" race card : a critical analysis of "a more perfect union" / Ronald E. Lee and Aysel Morin

Kenney and identification in Houston / J. David Trebing

Political election TV spots / William L. Benoit

Campaign politics of sight and sound : populist rhetoric in a media maelstrom / John S. Nelson and Anna Lorien Nelson

The refutational power of ad personam and tu quoque attacks in advancing Trump's "change" counter-narrative during the 2016 general election presidential debates / Kathryn M. Olson

Acting "presidential" : the modern campaign meets the ubiquitous presidency / Joshua M. Scacco and Kevin M. Coe

Orchestrating "the show" : the 2016 political party conventions in historical context / Theodore F. Sheckels

National conventions : evolving functions and forms / Tammy R. Vigil

Tweeting our differences : comparing candidate communication in mixed-gender and same-gender elections / Lindsey M. Meeks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-9787-2582-5

1-4985-3003-6

OCLC:

987909797