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Dissipating hostility through feminine rhetorical style
- Date Issued:
- 2010
- Summary:
- This study uses Karlyn Campbell's concept of feminine rhetorical style as a theoretical framework for analyzing the rhetoric of Barbara Bush's 1990 Wellesley College commencement address. Through a systematic evaluation of Barbara Bush's speech, this study reveals that her rhetoric exemplifies feminine rhetorical style. The analysis also concludes that Barbara Bush's personal tone, specifically her use of narrative and humor, is the most useful and effective characteristic of her feminine rhetorical style. Using feminine rhetorical style, Barbara Bush successfully dissipates some of the tension she faced prior to the graduation ceremony at Wellesley College. Therefore, this study reveals that feminine rhetorical style is an attractive alternative for speakers seeking to build identification in hostile situations when identification is, or appears to be, lacking.
Title: | Dissipating hostility through feminine rhetorical style: Barbara Bush and the petitioners of Wellesley College. |
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Name(s): |
Doran, Bethany Lynne. Gorbacheva, Raisa Maksimovna, 1932-1999 Wellesley College Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters School of Communication and Multimedia Studies |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Date Issued: | 2010 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Physical Form: |
electronic electronic resource |
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Extent: | vii, 102 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | This study uses Karlyn Campbell's concept of feminine rhetorical style as a theoretical framework for analyzing the rhetoric of Barbara Bush's 1990 Wellesley College commencement address. Through a systematic evaluation of Barbara Bush's speech, this study reveals that her rhetoric exemplifies feminine rhetorical style. The analysis also concludes that Barbara Bush's personal tone, specifically her use of narrative and humor, is the most useful and effective characteristic of her feminine rhetorical style. Using feminine rhetorical style, Barbara Bush successfully dissipates some of the tension she faced prior to the graduation ceremony at Wellesley College. Therefore, this study reveals that feminine rhetorical style is an attractive alternative for speakers seeking to build identification in hostile situations when identification is, or appears to be, lacking. | |
Identifier: | 624777318 (oclc), 2100573 (digitool), FADT2100573 (IID), fau:3008 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
by Bethany Lynne Doran. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject(s): |
Bush, Barbara, 1925- Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs Feminist theory Narration (Rhetoric) -- Psychological aspects Persuasion (Rhetoric) |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2100573 | |
Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | FAU |