Campaigning in the Aftermath of the 2020 Elections - A Communications Perspective

This volume explores post-election political communication from the 2020 election day until the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden. Chapters address political branding, partisan argumentation, media coverage, President Trump's January 6 address and his discursive strategy, political advertising and cartoons, and post-election lawsuits.

List of contents

Preface
1. Political Branding in a Digital Age: The Role of Design and Image-Based Messaging in the Strategies, Outcomes, and Consequences of the 2020 Post-Election Presidential Campaign, Lisa Burns and Courtney Marchese
2. Argumentation in an era of Ascending Partisanship, Benjamin Voth
3. Media Coverage and the Post-Election of 2020, Robert E. Denton, Jr.
4. Trump's Address to Supporters on January 6, 2021: Inciting Insurrection or Free Speech?, W. Wat Hopkins
5. Rethinking the Carnivalesque: Trump's Co-Opting of a Counter-Hegemonic, Counter-Discursive Strategy, Theodore Sheckels
6. Political Advertising in the 2020 Post-Election Presidential Campaign, John Tedescoand Scott Dunn
7. Political Cartoons during the 2020 Post-Election Phase, Natalia Mielczarek
8. Litigating Victory: An Analysis of 2020 Post-Election Lawsuits, Cayce Myers

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Edited by Robert E. Denton Jr. and Robert Denton

Product details

• Authors: Robert Denton, Robert E Denton Denton, Robert E. Denton
• Assisted by: Robert Denton (Editor), Robert E. Denton (Editor), Robert E. Jr. Denton (Editor), Denton Robert E. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781538161265
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6126-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; USA, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, Communication Studies, United States of America, USA, Political campaigning & advertising, Elections & referenda, Central / national / federal government, Central government