DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Unconventional, Partisan, and Polarizing Rhetoric

How the 2016 Election Shaped the Way Candidates Strategize, Engage, and Communicate

Jeanine E Kraybill editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Lexington Books

Published:14th Nov '17

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

This hardback is available in another edition too:

Unconventional, Partisan, and Polarizing Rhetoric cover

The rhetoric and political communication of the 2016 Presidential Election was arguably unconventional, partisan, and polarizing—becoming a defining characteristic of the tone and feel of the campaign. In this volume we examine how rhetoric and various political communication strategies influenced and shaped the contours of the election and ultimately its outcome. Witnessing the most diverse electorate in U.S. political history, we look at how voters were primed for an anti-establishment/outsider candidate and how various rhetorical and communication appeals were used to strategically engage different groups of voters and at times, leave out or even scapegoat others. We also analyze how rhetoric and political communication shaped the debate on key issues such as climate change, immigration, national security, gender, and representation. In an age where having a social media presence is an essential campaign tool, we examine how Twitter was used by candidates and its impact on the electorate and news coverage. Overall, we demonstrate that political rhetoric and communication is impactful, bearing electoral consequences and the potential for policy outcomes, giving the reader much to consider as we approach the next midterm and general election.

The book’s team of authors examine the use of language in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign as it applies to a wide range of contexts, including the debates, campaign speeches, campaign e-mail, social media, and press coverage. A diverse array of theories are used in the analysis, and the insights provided are useful for political communication researchers and anyone else interested in politics. -- John H. Parmelee, University of North Florida, co-author of Politics and the Twitter Revolution
This is a highly informative volume for anyone interested in the charged rhetoric of the 2016 election. A high-powered roster of experts address gender, ethnicity, and new forms of media and communication. This book is an important read for understanding our new political environment. -- Julia R. Azari, Marquette University

ISBN: 9781498554138

Dimensions: 239mm x 157mm x 23mm

Weight: 526g

238 pages