Building the Clinton Legacy Through Frame Alignment

IF 0.9 4区社会学 Q2 CULTURAL STUDIES

Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies Pub Date : 2001-11-01 DOI:10.1177/153270860100100405

R. Coles

引用次数: 3

Abstract

This article examines Clinton’s rhetorical strategy for creating a legacy in light of the imminent end of his second and final term as president. By examining Clinton’s public discourse from 1997 to 1999, with special attention to the period from September 1998 to June 1999, this article argues that Clinton used the frame of his race initiative to centripetally incorporate varied events and policies to redefine and bolster his legacy in the aftermath of scandal and political polarity. Specifically, President Clinton, with an eye on the legacy of the president and the identity of the Democratic Party, gathered the war in Kosovo and the shootings in Littleton, Colorado, along with their attendant disparate policies into one rhetorical frame, thereby supplying a conception of what Clinton’s 6 years as president had been about, a vision and mission for America, and an identity for the Democratic party distinct from the Republicans.

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这篇文章考察了克林顿的修辞策略，以创造他的第二个也是最后一个总统任期即将结束的遗产。通过考察克林顿1997年至1999年的公共话语，特别关注1998年9月至1999年6月期间，本文认为克林顿利用他的种族倡议的框架，向心地整合各种事件和政策，以重新定义和巩固他在丑闻和政治极性之后的遗产。具体来说，克林顿总统着眼于总统的遗产和民主党的身份，将科索沃战争和科罗拉多州利特尔顿的枪击事件，以及随之而来的不同政策，汇集到一个措辞框架中，从而提供了克林顿6年总统生涯的概念，美国的愿景和使命，以及民主党与共和党不同的身份。

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Cultural Studies-Critical Methodologies Multiple-

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

16.70%

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