Difference and political legitimacy: Speakers' construction of "citizen" and "refugee" personae in talk about hurricane katrina

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 304-322

  Edgerly, Louisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen; Hurricane katrina; Personae; Refugee; Speech codes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958008425     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570314.2011.571653     Document Type: Article

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