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Informationen zum Autor Robert E. Denton Jr. holds the W. Thomas Rice Chair of Leadership Studies in the Pamplin College of Business and is Professor in the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech, USA. He has degrees in political science and communication from Wake Forest University and Purdue University. In addition to numerous articles, essays, and book chapters, he is author, coauthor, or editor of thirty books, several in multiple editions. Judith S. Trent was Professor Emerita of Communication at the University of Cincinnati, USA. She was the author of numerous books, book chapters, and journal articles. She wrote and spoke widely on the subject of political campaign communication and was a frequent commentator and analyst on political campaigns and candidates for the ABC, NBC, and CBS television affiliates in Cincinnati, as well as Ohio/Cincinnati newspapers. Melody Lehn is assistant professor of rhetoric and women’s and gender studies at Sewanee: The University of the South. Sean Patrick O'Rourke is professor of rhetoric and American studies at Sewanee: The University of the South. Joseph M. Valenzano III is associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Dayton. Klappentext This diverse and unique collection of essays examines a wide range of communication elements and themes in the context of the 2012 election. Topics include the early campaign and Romney’s nomination battle, candidate image, the rhetoric and campaigning of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, issues of race, persuasive appeals to voters, the use of music and social media, and Obama’s second inaugural address. Studies of Communication in the 2012 Presidential Campaign aims not only to expand the contributions and understandings of the various roles of communication in the 2012 presidential election, but also to cultivate a more active, democratic citizenry. Zusammenfassung This diverse and unique collection of essays examines the role of communication in various aspects of the 2012 presidential campaign. Topics include the early campaign and Romney's nomination battle! candidate image! the rhetoric and campaigning of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney! issues of race! persuasive appeals to voters! the use of music and social media! and Obama's second inaugural address. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Robert E. Denton Jr. Chapter 1: The Early Campaign of 2012 Judith S. Trent Chapter 2: Mitt Romney and the 2012 Presidential Nomination Henry C. Kenski and Kate M. Kenski Chapter 3: "Persona" in the 2012 Presidential Campaign Dennis D. Cali Chapter 4: The Rhetoric of a Campaigning First Lady Theodore F. Sheckels Chapter 5: First Ladies and Presidential Advising: Ann Romney, Hilary Rosen, and the 2012 Presidential Campaign Melody J. Lehn Chapter 6: Political Propheteering: The Role of Purity in the 2012 Presidential Nomination Addresses Brian Heslop and Patrick S. Loebs Chapter 7: Informed and Undecided: Persuasive Appeals to Noncommittal Voters Rita Kirk and Dan Schill Chapter 8: The Honeymoon is over! Rhetoric, Shared Identity, and the Symbolic Communication of Race in the 2012 Obama Campaign Zoe Spencer Chapter 9: Music as Rhetoric: Music in the 2012 Presidential Campaign David R. Dewberry andJonathan H. Millen Chapter 10: Candidates Use of Social Network Sites to Control their Campaign Message Stephanie E. Bor Chapter 11: This One is Not Like the Others: President Obama's Genre-bending Second Inaugural Joseph Valenzano III ...
