The Twitter Presidency: Donald J. Trump and the Politics of White Rage

by Brian L. Ott, Greg Dickinson, Brian L Ott

Book Overview

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. Trump's 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367149753
• ISBN13: 9780367149758
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"