Date Approved
2008
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department or School
Communication, Media and Theatre Arts
Committee Member
Michael Tew, Ph. D., Chair
Committee Member
Raymond Quiel
Committee Member
Doris Fields, Ph. D.
Abstract
This study analyzes the types of metaphorical labels that the United States House of Representatives uses in post-September 11th resolutions to label and describe Latin American immigrants. The rhetorical philosophy of Kenneth Burke, Haig Bosmajian’s The Language of Oppression, and a study conducted in 1999 by Otto Santa Ana provide the framework for analyzing the power of the dominant and secondary metaphors found in these documents. Furthermore, this paper examines the connection between metaphorical labels and social and political attitudes toward Latin American immigration in contemporary discourse.
Recommended Citation
Romerhausen, Nick James, "Post-September 11th representations of Latin American immigrants in political discourse: An analysis of metaphor" (2008). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 179.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/179
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