Make America Kill Again: a Critical Discourse Analysis of Donald Trump’s Necropolitical Representations through Conjunctural Use of Twitter during His Presidency

Author

Zach Thornhill, Illinois State UniversityFollow

Date of Award

3-21-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

School of Communication

First Advisor

Joseph P. Zompetti

Abstract

The presidency of Donald Trump set the stage for new forms of rhetoric that shaped national perceptions of different groups. Operating in different conjunctural moments, Trump used his Twitter account as a weapon to repetitively vilify different racial identities. Through negative representations of Black Lives Matter protestors and immigrants, Trump created a culture of incivility and hatred. Using these negative representations, Trump created necropolitical conditions that justified violence in the United States. This thesis will be a critical discourse analysis that examines how Trump was able to create the culture of incivility during his presidency.KEYWORDS: conjuncture, necropolitics, representations, rhetoric, nationalism

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Thornhill, Zach, "Make America Kill Again: a Critical Discourse Analysis of Donald Trump’s Necropolitical Representations through Conjunctural Use of Twitter during His Presidency" (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 1579.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/1579

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2022.20220705065054861856.999961

Page Count

96