Beschreibung:
This book presents research-based investigations of the communicative aspects of Barack Obama's presidency, with a focus on ethnicity, gender, and culture as they interact with communication. It was originally published as a special issue of the Howard Journal of Communications.
Introduction to Barack Hussein Obama's Presidency: Rhetoric and Media Frames 1. The Power of Obama's Racio-rhetorical Humor: Rethinking Black Masculinities 2. Image Control: The Visual Rhetoric of President Obama 3. ''To Have Your Experience Denied . . . it Hurts'': Barack Obama, James Baldwin, and the Politics of Black Anger 4. News Framing of Obama, Racialized Scrutiny, and Symbolic Racism 5. Technicolor Racism or Caricature Assassination? Satirizing White Anxiety About the Obama Presidency 6. State of Nations: Barack Obama's Indigenous America 7. Michelle Obama: Exploring the Narrative