Debilitating Public Deliberation: Ronald Reagan's Use of the Conversation Metaphor

Lawrence, W

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“…When metaphors are used there is an assumed understanding of what is hidden behind the metaphor that refers to the maintenance and patterns of oppression (Eco 1984). Lawrence (2007) suggests that metaphors are rhetorical strategies used to shape interpretation and plays a large role in understanding ideology.…”

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Deconstructing ideological notions of otherness in Far from Heaven

Camara

White

Drummond

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Interactions: Studies in Communication &Amp; Culture

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Using a critical cultural studies framework, and the tenets of critical media literacy, this project began as an opportunity for 76 racially mixed students (i.e. Asians, Hispanics, Blacks, Bi-racial, Whites and other) to deconstruct a popular film text, Far from Heaven (2002), and to examine how students process otherness within this film, as well as construct communication strategies to talk about issues of sexuality, race and gender. The goal of this study is to encourage students to reflect on and think critically about how characters were stereotyped and positioned in the film, and also to address the need for educators to incorporate critical media literacy into their pedagogical strategies so that students can become more critically aware. We begin this study by offering a literature review of the tenets of critical media literacy, and then reconceptualizing otherness within critical communication studies by redefining otherness in structural terms. Consequently, we describe student interpretations of otherness within the film, their capacity to enact rules for characters in the film, as well as their personal use of metaphors that presumes knowledge of history. We conclude by sharing implications and suggestions for applying critical cultural skills to ideas of otherness in an effort to train students in the development of using critical media literacy skills in the classroom. We argue that the use of film texts in the classroom creates an approachable climate to scrutinize sexual orientation, gender roles and race.

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Deconstructing ideological notions of otherness in Far from Heaven

Camara

White

Drummond

et al. 2011

Interactions: Studies in Communication &Amp; Culture

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“…Just as scholars should be wary of applauding ''conversation'' as an ideal form or style of communication, more critical scrutiny of ''interactivity'' is warranted: As Lawrence's (2007) analysis of Ronald Reagan's speeches to the National Urban League suggested, ''conversation'' may promote civility, sincerity, and equality, when compared to ''debate;'' but the former may also diminish committed action in favor of ''simply engag [ing] in more dialogue'' (p. 48). Likewise, interactivity is not simply an innocent standard by which to measure the ''usability'' of a Web site (Richards, 2004, p. 147).…”

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Aesthetics as Weapons in the “War of Ideas:” Exploring the Digital and Typographic in American Conservative Web Sites

Foust

2008

Southern Communication Journal

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“…The central pattern that guided the data sets was the use of metaphor. Copious studies have analyzed the role that metaphors play in shaping our social and political reality (Giddings, 1992;Henry, 1988;Ivie, 1987;Lawrence, 2007;McMillan & Cheney, 1986;Schiappa, 2007;Zarefsky, 1986). Indeed, metaphors are powerful vehicles that create categories for our thinking and our ideas (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980).…”

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“…Increasingly, scholars are writing about deliberative communication as a means to understand how communities can improve the quality of their communication and decision-making to work through problems Carcasson & Sprain, 2012;Gastil, 1993;Lawrence, 2007;Pearce & Littlejohn, 1997;Ryfe, 2006). Notably, the language choices we use in our deliberations affect the quality, and yet little of our scholarly research has focused on these types of discursive "moves" that happen when we communicate together in our communities to make decisions .…”

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“…For example, Carcasson and Sprain write that wicked problems "represent a basic reality of diverse democracies that attempt to involve a broad range of people and perspectives in decision making and continually must address problems that are value laden." Increasingly, scholars are writing about deliberative communication as a means to understand how communities can improve the quality of their communication and decision-making around wicked problems Carcasson & Sprain, 2012;Gastil, 1993;Lawrence, 2007;Mansbridge, Hartz-Karp, Amengual, & Gastil, 2006;Pearce & Littlejohn, 1997;Ryfe, 2006). Much of the current research on deliberation focuses on understanding what happens in more structured forums Carcasson & Sprain, 2012;Gastil, 1993).…”

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Mommy Groups as Sites for Deliberation in Everyday Speech

Lawrence

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2014

Journal of Deliberative Democracy

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This study advances our knowledge of the role of metaphor in deliberation in everyday speech (with an emphasis on the role of competition, cooperation, and connection metaphors), which up to now has not been studied as an important discursive strategy in deliberation. Furthermore, the study contributes to our understanding of the discursive practices that happen during deliberation, as opposed to measuring, for example, deliberation's effects. After all, scholars, more and more, are writing about deliberative communication as a means to understand how communities can improve the quality of their communication and decision-making to work through problems. Language strategies, such as metaphor, help deliberators resolve what scholars have referred to as "wicked problems" or problems that are negotiated across time and are latent with competing values and social identities. One example of a citizen-led, localized context, where community members work to address a "wicked problem" is the Salem Kids Group. In this paper, we argue that in the Salem Kids Group's online and face-to-face discussions, three dominant family metaphors, competition, cooperation, and connection, work to structure and define parameters for the group's everyday talk and hold important implications for everyday speech in deliberation.

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Debilitating Public Deliberation: Ronald Reagan's Use of the Conversation Metaphor

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Deconstructing ideological notions of otherness in Far from Heaven

Deconstructing ideological notions of otherness in Far from Heaven

Aesthetics as Weapons in the “War of Ideas:” Exploring the Digital and Typographic in American Conservative Web Sites

Mommy Groups as Sites for Deliberation in Everyday Speech

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