Monthly Archives: February 2007

Sex and race on and beneath the surface of discourse

Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign | Salon News Even before Donohue stepped in, various right-wing bloggers were obsessed with my gender and sexuality. As I noted at the time of my resignation, the majority of the … Continue reading

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From surface to depth and back in discourse: A case of semantic prosody

OBAMA: We ended up launching a war that should have never been authorized and should have never been waged and to which we have now spent $400 billion and has seen over 3,000 lives of the bravest young Americans wasted. … Continue reading

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Discursive diglossia and American racial politics

Eugene Robinson – An Inarticulate Kickoff – washingtonpost.com What is it, exactly, that white people mean when they call a black person “articulate”? … Biden explained Obama’s appeal as a presidential candidate by calling him “the first mainstream African-American who … Continue reading

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Frame negotiation through popular culture frame hypostasis

Media Matters – Conservatives continue to use Fox’s 24 to support hawkish policies conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham told host Bill O’Reilly: “The average American out there loves the show 24. OK? They love Jack Bauer. They love 24. … Continue reading

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