| Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of Hope Contributor(s): Ferrara, Mark S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786467932 ISBN-13: 9780786467938 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 973.932 |
| LCCN: 2013020007 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.01" W x 9.04" (0.64 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The historical and literary antecedents of the President's campaign rhetoric can be traced to the utopian traditions of the Western world. The rhetoric of hope is a form of political discourse characterized by a forward-looking vision of social progress brought about by collective effort and adherence to shared values (including discipline, temperance, a strong work ethic, self-reliance and service to the community). By combining his own personal story (as the biracial son of a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya) with national mythologies like the American Dream, Obama creates a persona that embodies the moral values and cultural mythos of his implied audience. In doing so, he draws upon the Classical world, Judeo-Christianity, the European Enlightenment, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, the presidencies of Jefferson, Lincoln, and FDR, slave narratives, the Black church, the civil rights movement and even popular culture. |