James R Mcleod
Biographic Data
| ID | 124888 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James R Mcleod |
| GIVEN NAMES | James R |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcleod |
| SIGNATURE | MCLEOD J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Sociodrama of Presidential Politics
In this paper I examine the American presidential campaign cycle as a series of ritualized sociodramas. Examples are used from the campaigns of 1988, 1992, and 1996 to illustrate the role of ritual, rhetoric, symbol, and media in the process of presidential power acquisition. These political processes are analyzed utilizing the concepts of sociodrama and rituals of rebellion extant in the literature of political anthropology. Specific cases such …
Folk vs. Urban Ideology
Folk vs. Urban Ideology
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES the importance of ideology in the political culture of a traditionally Labour‐controlled borough in the East End of London. The concepts of folk and elite ideology are used to explain the divergence between voter values and the elite political culture of the Labour Party in local council elections. Local–level ethnography of the political culture of the London borough of Thameside is used to illustrate the divergence between…
Ritual and Rhetoric in Presidential Politics
Belief, it may seem, is the bedrock of cultural anthropology. In fact, though, we can move from belief to discourse without the loss of anything essential.... There must be a place for representations (held to be true) of information; of knowledge of past, present, and future states of the world; of contingent relationships among phenomena; and of our own and others' mental states and processes–in short, of any conceivable factual matter. These a…
The Sociodrama of Presidential Politics
In this paper I examine the American presidential campaign cycle as a series of ritualized sociodramas. Examples are used from the campaigns of 1988, 1992, and 1996 to illustrate the role of ritual, rhetoric, symbol, and media in the process of presidential power acquisition. These political processes are analyzed utilizing the concepts of sociodrama and rituals of rebellion extant in the literature of political anthropology. Specific cases such …
Ritual and Rhetoric in Presidential Politics
Belief, it may seem, is the bedrock of cultural anthropology. In fact, though, we can move from belief to discourse without the loss of anything essential.... There must be a place for representations (held to be true) of information; of knowledge of past, present, and future states of the world; of contingent relationships among phenomena; and of our own and others' mental states and processes–in short, of any conceivable factual matter. These a…
Ritual and Rhetoric in Presidential Politics
Belief, it may seem, is the bedrock of cultural anthropology. In fact, though, we can move from belief to discourse without the loss of anything essential.... There must be a place for representations (held to be true) of information; of knowledge of past, present, and future states of the world; of contingent relationships among phenomena; and of our own and others' mental states and processes–in short, of any conceivable factual matter. These a…
Folk vs. Urban Ideology
Folk vs. Urban Ideology
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES the importance of ideology in the political culture of a traditionally Labour‐controlled borough in the East End of London. The concepts of folk and elite ideology are used to explain the divergence between voter values and the elite political culture of the Labour Party in local council elections. Local–level ethnography of the political culture of the London borough of Thameside is used to illustrate the divergence between…
The Sociodrama of Presidential Politics
In this paper I examine the American presidential campaign cycle as a series of ritualized sociodramas. Examples are used from the campaigns of 1988, 1992, and 1996 to illustrate the role of ritual, rhetoric, symbol, and media in the process of presidential power acquisition. These political processes are analyzed utilizing the concepts of sociodrama and rituals of rebellion extant in the literature of political anthropology. Specific cases such …
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