Contesting the Fit Citizen: Michelle Obama and the Body Politics of The Biggest Loser
In: The journal of popular culture: the official publication of the Popular Culture Association, Band 49, Heft 3, S. 564-581
ISSN: 1540-5931
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In: The journal of popular culture: the official publication of the Popular Culture Association, Band 49, Heft 3, S. 564-581
ISSN: 1540-5931
In: Race in the Age of Obama; Research in Race and Ethnic Relations, S. 77-123
In: Társadalmi Nemek Tudománya Interdiszciplináris eFolyóirat, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 38-55
ISSN: 2062-7084
Chantal Jaquet Osztály-köztiek: A társadalmi reprodukció megtörésének folyamata (2014, 2023) című könyvében új filozófiai fogalmat alkot, az osztály-köztiek fogalmát. Az osztály-köztiek átmenetet képeznek két szociológiai értelemben vett osztály között, egyik csoportba sem megbízhatóan tartozó személyek. Jaquet szerint az osztály-köztiek megtörik a társadalmi reprodukció szabályos folyamatát, de nem kérdőjelezik meg a reprodukció jelenségét, hanem megerősítik azt, mert megmutatják az átmenetben érintett csoportok identitásának határait. A társadalmi reprodukció megtörésének folyamata az osztály-köztiek élettörténetében mutatkozik meg. Jaquet az osztály-köztiek tapasztalatát komplex politikai, gazdasági, társadalmi, családi és egyéni érdekek és célok hálózatában értelmezi, főleg önéletrajzokra és auto-etnográfiára vonatkoztatva. A tanulmány Jaquet "osztály-köztiek" fogalmát használja fel Michelle Obama Így lettem c. önéletrajzírásának és Orsós Zsuzsanna interjúkban megfogalmazott életrajzi narratívájának leírására és összevetésére. A dolgozat a rassz, az osztály, a nemi hovatartozás, a család, az iskola és a gazdasági tényező szerepét elemzi a társadalmi reprodukció megtörésének folyamatában. Amellett, hogy megállapítja a két elbeszélő osztály-közötti társadalmi pozícióját és meghatározottságait, azt a kérdést teszi fel, hogy milyen pozitív szerepet kap az osztály-közötti lét Obama és Orsós egészségnevelési projektjeiben. A dolgozat hipotézise, hogy az "egészség" fogalma mindkét esetben jóval túlnyúlik az egészség passzív fizikai és mentális elképzelésén. Az egészség és annak nevelése mindkét osztály-közötti elbeszélő számára aktív társadalmi öngondoskodást jelent, melynek lehetséges hosszabbtávú egyik eredménye a társadalmi reprodukció megtörése.
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A fact-check proves Michelle Obama is "a he."
Esta investigación se centra en la construcción del relato emocional a través del análisis textual de los discursos pronunciados por las candidatas a Primera Dama, Ann Romney y Michelle Obama en las convenciones republicana y demócrata de la campaña presidencial de Estados Unidos de 2012. El principal objetivo consiste en identificar los marcadores emocionales presentes en los textos pronunciados respectivamente por cada una en dichas convenciones y que afectan al nivel semántico, morfosintáctico y pragmático. El análisis de los recursos lingüísticos utilizados en cada texto desvela que, como pieza clave de la estrategia de la campaña, ambas articularon un relato intencionadamente despolitizado y con una marcada orientación emocional, focalizando la atención en la dimensión humana de sus respectivos maridos, lo que contribuyó a dibujar un perfil más personal e íntimo del candidato. ; This research focuses on the emotional story building process based on the textual analysis of candidates for First Lady, Ann Romney and Michelle Obama, speeches that were pronounced during the Republican and Democratic conventions of the U.S. presidential campaign of 2012. The main objective is to identify the emotional markers included in the texts delivered respectively in each of these conventions that affect the semantic, morphosyntactic and pragmatic level. The analysis of the linguistic resources used reveals that, as a key part of the electoral campaign strategy, both were deliberately articulated as a non political speech, and sustained a marked emotional storytelling, focusing attention on the human dimension of their husbands, a fact that contributed to draw a more personal and intimate of the candidate profile.
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This study analyzed New York Times coverage of Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama's official first lady activities during the first term of their husband's presidencies. Language used by journalists was analyzed to determine whether there was a negative, positive, or neutral tone used that may have indicated support, favorability, or criticism; and if so, whether there are certain activities or types of activities that warrant more negative or positive coverage; and how this changes depending the first lady and activity covered. ProQuest Central was used to find relevant New York Times articles that reported the first lady acting in an official role, and the articles were categorized based on what activity was reported and coded according to the negativity or positivity in language and tone on a five-point scale. The following hypotheses were tested with the subsequent results: (1) The first lady's main campaign or project (healthcare reform, literacy and education, and childhood obesity, respectively) would have the most coverage, and this was supported by coverage of Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama; (2) Hillary Clinton would have more coverage in general than Laura Bush or Michelle Obama, and this was also supported by the results; (3) Coverage of political activities would be the most negative in tone, this was only supported by coverage of Michelle Obama; and (4) Hillary Clinton would have the most negative coverage because her main project was policy-based, and this was also supported by the results.
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Image shows "Michelle Obama's necklace from DNC speech" said "Mike."
In: Race in the Age of Obama; Research in Race and Ethnic Relations, S. 29-53
On November 7th 2012, after being re-elected as the President of the United States, Barack Obama devoted some words in his acceptance speech to the First Lady as his first supporter. The world's media generally acknowledged this statement as something more than a mere formality, due to the active role played by Michelle Obama, which was considered decisive for the final result of this disputed electoral race. This paper seeks to study the various strategies employed throughout the 2012 US Presidential Campaign by analyzing her official speeches and comparing them to those of her husband and other direct influences. The analysis of persuasive figurative language in a corpus consisting of the speeches delivered in the last four months of the campaign is based on approaches by Lakoff and Johnson (1980) and Charteris-Black (2004) and may allow us to identify her tools of political persuasion. ; En su discurso de aceptación tras su reelección como Presidente de los Estados Unidos de 7 de noviembre de 2012, Barack Obama agradecía a la Primera Dama su apoyo incondicional. La prensa internacional se hacía eco de hasta qué punto la afirmación traspasaba el plano de lo personal y la mera fórmula protocolaria, dada la gran implicación activa de Michelle Obama, considerada como un factor decisivo dentro de un complicado marco electoral. Nuestro propósito es el estudio de las claves de su diversificada estrategia en los discursos para la campaña de las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 2012, que se comparan con los de su marido y otras influencias directas. El análisis del lenguaje figurado persuasivo del corpus compuesto por los discursos pronunciados en los cuatro últimos meses de la campaña, bajo las premisas de los enfoques de Lakoff y Johnson (1980) y Charteris-Black (2004), pretende desentrañar sus herramientas de persuasión.
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In: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- PART I Power and tradition: situating Obama's foreign policy -- 1 Ending 'permanent war': security and economy under Obama -- 2 Restraint and constraint: a cautious president in a time of limits -- 3 Obama as modern Jeffersonian -- PART II The language and culture of the war on terror -- 4 Ending the unendable: the rhetorical legacy of the war on terror -- 5 War on terror II: Obama and the adaptive evolution of US counterterrorism -- 6 Shifting binaries: the colonial legacy of Obama's war on terror
All hail the achievatrons! -- ONWS : Obama nominee withdrawal syndrome -- Bitter half : first crony Michelle Obama -- Vetting the veep : the myth of "average Joe" Biden -- Meet the mess : inside the crooked cabinet -- Backroom buddies : dancing with the czars -- Money men : lifestyles of the rich and liberal -- SEIU : look for the union label -- Obamacorn : a community of organized racketeers nationwide -- The Clintons : two for the price of one -- Birds of a feather
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En su discurso de aceptación tras su reelección como Presidente de los Estados Unidos de 7 de noviembre de 2012, Barack Obama agradecía a la Primera Dama su apoyo incondicional. La prensa internacional se hacía eco de hasta qué punto la afirmación traspasaba el plano de lo personal y la mera fórmula protocolaria, dada la gran implicación activa de Michelle Obama, considerada como un factor decisivo dentro de un complicado marco electoral.Nuestro propósito es el estudio de las claves de su diversificada estrategia en los discursos para la campaña de las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 2012, que se comparan con los de su marido y otras influencias directas. El análisis del lenguaje figurado persuasivo del corpus compuesto por los discursos pronunciados en los cuatro últimos meses de la campaña, bajo las premisas de los enfoques de Lakoff y Johnson (1980) y Charteris-Black (2004), pretende desentrañar sus herramientas de persuasión. ; On November 7lh 2012, after being re-elected as the President of the United States, Barack Obama devoted some words in his acceptance speech to the First Lady as his first supporter. The world's media generally acknowledged this statement as something more than a mere formality, due to the active role played by Michelle Obama, which was considered decisive for the final result of this disputed electoral race.This paper seeks to study the various strategies employed throughout the 2012 US Presidential Campaign by analyzing her official speeches and comparing them to those of her husband and other direct influences. The analysis of persuasive figurative language in a corpus consisting of the speeches delivered in the last four months of the campaign is based on approaches by Lakoff and Johnson (1980) and Charteris-Black (2004) and may allow us to identify her tools of political persuasion.
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In: Political studies review, Band 16, Heft 1, S. NP115-NP115
ISSN: 1478-9302