RACE, RHETORIC, AND RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT: UNPACKING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BARACK OBAMA'S "A MORE PERFECT UNION" SPEECH

被引：10

作者：

Dilliplane, Susanna ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Penn, Annenberg Sch Commun, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

来源：

RHETORIC & PUBLIC AFFAIRS | 2012年 / 15卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1353/rap.2012.0002

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" speech was widely viewed as a key rhetorical moment in the 2008 presidential campaign. The purpose of this essay is to unpack reasons why the speech was significant, focusing particularly on the complex historical and contemporary dynamics of African American oratory, black churches, race relations, and American politics. I argue that the significance of the speech lies in the specific rhetorical challenges posed by the immediate context, the rhetorical strategy that Obama used to negotiate those challenges, and the way in which this strategy resonated more broadly with the rhetorical themes underlying Obama's candidacy.

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页码：127 / 152

页数：26