Polarization: Rhetorical Strategies in the Tea Party Network

Alan Fortuna

Published by De Gruyter 2019

Polarization

Rhetorical Strategies in the Tea Party Network

Alan Fortuna

Volume 33 in the series neue rhetorik / new rhetoric

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110664775

About this book

The concept of polarization has become an important topic of interest in politics, society, and discourse around the world today. In the European Union (EU), polarizing rhetoric has driven politics into divided camps on issues ranging from immigration to economic integration. In the United States, polarization has become a universal buzzword, and significant research has been done on it as a political and sociological phenomenon. But there has been little scholarly work on polarization as a communicative phenomenon since the late 1970s.

At the same time, holes remain in contemporary rhetorical theory regarding the concept of the orator. In short, the discipline lacks a clearly defined category to deal with strategic communication by collective entities such as social and political movements.

This work fills both gaps at once. It focuses on polarization as a rhetorical strategy that seeks to create division and solidarity in audiences. In doing so, it establishes and develops new theoretical categories for contemporary rhetoric, updates and refines existing work on polarization as a communicative phenomenon, and illustrates the utility of new concepts by providing a case study involving the tea party network in the United States.

Author / Editor information

Alan Fortuna, University of Tübingen, Germany.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Core Elements of Rhetorical Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
2. The Rhetorical Strategy of Polarization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3. Makers vs. Takers: Polarizing Rhetoric in the Tea Party Oratorical Network Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
4. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics (General Rhetoric, Communication Studies, Political Science, American Studies)
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 190
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 3
Keywords: Polarization; tea party; orator theory

eBook

Published: July 22, 2019
ISBN: 9783110664775

Hardcover

Published: July 22, 2019
ISBN: 9783110662481