Presidential rhetoric's visual turn: Performance fragments and the politics of illusionism

Communication Monographs

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 138-157

  Erickson, Keith V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical Rhetoric; Illusionism; Performance Fragments; Presidential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039621568     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750009376501     Document Type: Article

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