Making Sense of Political Ideology: The Power of Language in Democracy (Communication, Media, and Politics)

Political positions in the United States today are ideologically chaotic, and there are significant prices to pay for that chaos. The nation has not reached a crisis yet in her modern political gridlock, but predicting the time when the current generation will face the difficulties of earlier times of crisis such as the Civil War, the Great Depression, or World War II is a difficult task. When that time comes, leaders who can communicate effectively to foster understanding and political unity_and who can respond to a crisis with skilled direction_will be a vital concern.  Making Sense of Political Ideology explores the erosion of ties among ideology, language, and political action. Analyzing political language strategies, it shows how to dissect language so we can better understand a speaker's ideology. The authors define four political positions_radical, liberal, conservative, reactionary_and apply their techniques to contemporary issues such as the war on terrorism. They emphasize the dangers of staying trapped in political gridlock with no consensus for governmental direction and propose that the ability to identify and bridge positions can help political communicators toward constructing coalitions and building support for political action.

Politics & Social Sciences

Klumpp, James F.

Brock, Bernard L.

Huglen, Mark E.

HOWELL, SHARON

Politics & Government

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Political positions in the United States today are ideologically chaotic, and there are significant prices to pay for that chaos. The nation has not reached a crisis yet in her modern political gridlock, but predicting the time when the current generation will face the difficulties of earlier times of crisis such as the Civil War, the Great Depression, or World War II is a difficult task. When that time comes, leaders who can communicate effectively to foster understanding and political unity—and who can respond to a crisis with skilled direction—will be a vital concern. Making Sense of Political Ideology explores the erosion of ties among ideology, language, and political action. Analyzing political language strategies, it shows how to dissect language so we can better understand a speaker's ideology. The authors define four political positions—radical, liberal, conservative, reactionary—and apply their techniques to contemporary issues such as the war on terrorism. They emphasize the dangers of staying trapped in political gridlock with no consensus for governmental direction and propose that the ability to identify and bridge positions can help political communicators toward constructing coalitions and building support for political action.

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Words, Language & Grammar

Methods of Rhetorical Criticism: A Twentieth-Century Perspective

Book by Brock, Bernard L., Scott, Robert Lee

Methods of Rhetorical Criticism: A Twentieth-century Perspective

Literature & Fiction

Scott, Robert Lee

History & Criticism

Wayne State Univ Pr

Methods of Rhetorical Criticism responds directly to major changes in the human communication process. With a thirty-year history, the book's various editions have provided a convenient collection of all the major perspectives and methods developed in communication. Yet each edition also serves to identify new trends within the discipline of communication, ultimately providing a critical definition of the "cutting edge" of the discipline.
Methods isolates five major perspectives which can control the communication process. It describes the logic governing these perspectives, and then illustrates how each is likely to deal with with major sociocultural contemporary issues.

Poetic Healing is about a Vietnam Veteran's pain and the healing power of words. Basil B. Clark's sense of order was disrupted after an ambush in Vietnam that resulted in the constant ringing in the ears known as tinnitus. Clark had to accept such pain as the norm to help himself recover meaning and regain a sense of order. His plays and poems function as equipment for living and include dynamic conversations among imaginary family members, friends, and divine agents. Clark's plays and poems are supplemented by the critical commentary of Mark E. Huglen, who offers insight into the five phases of poetic healing. He draws upon the teachings of renowned scholar Kenneth Burke, particularly his terms for order, orientation, realms for words, and perspective by incongruity, bringing Burke closer to intrapersonal and interpersonal communication as well as to the study of suicide. Bernard Brock's Afterword describes how Clark manages to heal not just with his words and symbolism, but through them. Poetic Healing tells the story of the word's power to transform pain, loss, and even desperation into their counterparts, a poetic journey that will uplift and inspire.

Poetic Healing: A Vietnam Veteran's Journey From A Communication Perspective

Clark, Basil B.

Biographies & Memoirs

Parlor Pr

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