Moral Majorities: The Rhetoric of “Real” American Values in Contemporary Conservatism

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dc.contributor.authorPollard, Carter Mearsen
dc.contributor.committeechairDubinsky, James M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCommer, Carolynen
dc.contributor.committeememberWiscomb, Averyen
dc.contributor.departmentEnglishen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T08:01:55Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-29T08:01:55Zen
dc.date.issued2024-05-28en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThis thesis explores how public figures associated with the Tea Party movement used rhetoric to create and perpetuate ideas about who "real" Americans are, what they believe, and how they should act. I analyze books by Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Glenn Beck, and Jenny Beth Martin to demonstrate how they premise "real" American identity on whether or not individuals are perceived to hold a particular set of moral values and beliefs. I ultimately suggest that their rhetorical strategies primed the American public for anti-democratic rhetoric and led to the election of Donald Trump.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:40846en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/119151en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPolitical Rhetoricen
dc.subjectMoral Politicsen
dc.subjectTea Party Movementen
dc.subjectDemocracyen
dc.subjectContemporary American Politicsen
dc.subjectDonald Trumpen
dc.titleMoral Majorities: The Rhetoric of “Real” American Values in Contemporary Conservatismen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglishen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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