The Evolution of Political Rhetoric: The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research, Volume 6 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612496210 ISBN 13: 9781612496214

Publisher: Purdue University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Volume 6 of The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research series focuses on the rapidly changing rhetoric coloring American politics. An increasingly polarized electorate combined with advances in technology have led to a combative and pitched rhetoric through more and more outlets. Each chapter is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing on communication studies, political science, history, and other fields.

Using the extensive collection of the C-SPAN Video Library, chapters cover the highly visible Thomas and Kavanaugh judicial nomination hearings as well as the ongoing debate around impeachment. Other pieces focus on the rhetoric of the 2008 Wall Street crisis, presidential campaign announcements, White House press conferences, floor time by women in the House of Representatives, the use of Twitter by legislators, and the puzzle of zero population growth. Collectively, they paint a picture of how Congress and the president approach the broad topic of political rhetoric using C-SPAN video as the basis for their research.

The C-SPAN Video Library is unique because there is no other research collection that is based on video research of contemporary politics. Methodologically distinctive, much of the research uses new techniques to analyze video, text, and spoken words of political leaders. No other book examines such a wide range of topics―from immigration to climate change to race relations―using video as the basis for research.

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About the Author

Robert X. Browning is a professor of political science and communication at Purdue University. He is the founder and Executive Director of the C-SPAN Archives that received a George Foster Peabody Award in 2010 for its online Video Library of 250,000 hours of C-SPAN content. He is the author of Politics and Social Welfare Policy in the United States and articles on redistricting. He is the editor of five previous volumes of the Year in C-SPAN Research, all based on conferences held at Purdue University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1612496210
• ISBN 13: 9781612496214
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Browning Robert X.