The Race Whisperer : : Barack Obama and the Political Uses of Race / / Melanye T. Price.
Nearly a week after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of killing Trayvon Martin, President Obama walked into the press briefing room and shocked observers by saying that “Trayvon could have been me.” He talked personally and poignantly about his experiences and pointed to intra-racial violence a...
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Price, Melanye T., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Race Whisperer : Barack Obama and the Political Uses of Race / Melanye T. Price. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Barack Obama and Black Blame: Authenticity, Audience and Audaciousness -- 2. Barack Obama, Patton’s Army, and Patriotic Whiteness -- 3. Barack Obama’s More Perfect Union -- 4. An Officer and Two Gentlemen: The Great Beer Summit of 2009 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Nearly a week after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of killing Trayvon Martin, President Obama walked into the press briefing room and shocked observers by saying that “Trayvon could have been me.” He talked personally and poignantly about his experiences and pointed to intra-racial violence as equally serious and precarious for black boys. He offered no sweeping policy changes or legislative agendas; he saw them as futile. Instead, he suggested that prejudice would be eliminated through collective efforts to help black males and for everyone to reflect on their own prejudices. Obama’s presidency provides a unique opportunity to engage in a discussion about race and politics. In The Race Whisperer, Melanye Price analyzes the manner in which Barack Obama uses race strategically to engage with and win the loyalty of potential supporters. This book uses examples from Obama’s campaigns and presidency to demonstrate his ability to authentically tap into notions of blackness and whiteness to appeal to particular constituencies. By tailoring his unorthodox personal narrative to emphasize those parts of it that most resonate with a specific racial group, he targets his message effectively to that audience, shoring up electoral and governing support. The book also considers the impact of Obama’s use of race on the ongoing quest for black political empowerment. Unfortunately, racial advocacy for African Americans has been made more difficult because of the intense scrutiny of Obama’s relationship with the black community, Obama’s unwillingness to be more publicly vocal in light of that scrutiny, and the black community’s reluctance to use traditional protest and advocacy methods on a black president. Ultimately, though, The Race Whisperer argues for a more complex reading of race in the age of Obama, breaking new ground in the study of race and politics, public opinion, and political campaigns. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Communication in politics United States History 21st century. Rhetoric Political aspects United States History 21st century. POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 9783110728989 print 9781479853717 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479837731.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479837731 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479837731/original |
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