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The Twitter Presidency Brian L. Ott

The Twitter Presidency By Brian L. Ott

The Twitter Presidency by Brian L. Ott


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Summary

The Twitter Presidency explores the distinctive rhetorical style of President Donald J. Trump, attending to both his general manner of speaking and his preferred modality of speaking.

The Twitter Presidency Summary

The Twitter Presidency: Donald J. Trump and the Politics of White Rage by Brian L. Ott

The Twitter Presidency explores the rhetorical style of President Donald J. Trump, attending to both his general manner of speaking as well as to his preferred modality. Trumps manner, the authors argue, reflects an aesthetics of white rage, and it is rooted in authoritarianism, narcissism, and demagoguery. His preferred modality of speaking, namely through Twitter, effectively channels and transmits the affective dimensions of white rage by taking advantage of the platforms defining characteristics, which include simplicity, impulsivity, and incivility. There is, then, a structural homology between Trumps general communication practices and the specific platform (Twitter) he uses to communicate with his base. This commonality between communication practices and communication platform (manner and modality) struck a powerful emotive chord with his followers, who feel aggrieved at the decentering of white masculinity. In addition to charting the defining characteristics of Trumps discourse, The Twitter Presidency exposes how Trumps rhetorical style threatens democratic norms, principles, and institutions.

The Twitter Presidency Reviews

'Ott and Dickinson remind us that even in an age of digital communication and social media rhetoric matters. Their analysis of the rhetorical dynamics within Donald Trumps use of Twitter is insightful and provocative. This is a book anyone interested in the state of American rhetoric, politics, and culture should read.' --Kendall R. Phillips, Syracuse University, USA

About Brian L. Ott

Brian L. Ott is Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the TTU Press at Texas Tech University, USA.

Greg Dickinson is Professor and Chair of Communication at Colorado State University, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Situating Trump 2. The Politics of White Rage 3. Trump Tweets 4. In Defense of Democracy

Additional information

NPB9780367149758
9780367149758
0367149753
The Twitter Presidency: Donald J. Trump and the Politics of White Rage by Brian L. Ott
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019-02-04
122
N/A
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