Kirsten Theye
Biographic Data
| ID | 1322989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsten Theye |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsten |
| FAMILY NAME | Theye |
| SIGNATURE | THEYE K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Writing a Candidacy
Recent presidential elections have seen the rise of the candidate memoir or manifesto. Using nine of these books authored by presidential hopefuls in the 2012 election, this article argues that this emerging genre plays an important role in what Judith Trent has called the surfacing stage of political campaigns. In addition to tracing the history of the genre, the article explains the function of such books and draws examples from the 2012 GOP pr…
The Symbolic DNA of Terrorism
Understanding what causes terrorists to conduct mass-casualty attacks is essential. In this essay, we argue that religious terrorist groups and terrorist groups embracing an ideological/mythic pattern similar to religion that conduct such attacks are motivated by what we label the symbolic DNA of terrorism. Terrorist groups such as al Qaeda perceive that their identity is threatened, and believe that the only way to remove that threat is by recon…
The Symbolic DNA of Terrorism
Understanding what causes terrorists to conduct mass-casualty attacks is essential. In this essay, we argue that religious terrorist groups and terrorist groups embracing an ideological/mythic pattern similar to religion that conduct such attacks are motivated by what we label the symbolic DNA of terrorism. Terrorist groups such as al Qaeda perceive that their identity is threatened, and believe that the only way to remove that threat is by recon…
Writing a Candidacy
Recent presidential elections have seen the rise of the candidate memoir or manifesto. Using nine of these books authored by presidential hopefuls in the 2012 election, this article argues that this emerging genre plays an important role in what Judith Trent has called the surfacing stage of political campaigns. In addition to tracing the history of the genre, the article explains the function of such books and draws examples from the 2012 GOP pr…
The Symbolic DNA of Terrorism
Understanding what causes terrorists to conduct mass-casualty attacks is essential. In this essay, we argue that religious terrorist groups and terrorist groups embracing an ideological/mythic pattern similar to religion that conduct such attacks are motivated by what we label the symbolic DNA of terrorism. Terrorist groups such as al Qaeda perceive that their identity is threatened, and believe that the only way to remove that threat is by recon…
Writing a Candidacy
Recent presidential elections have seen the rise of the candidate memoir or manifesto. Using nine of these books authored by presidential hopefuls in the 2012 election, this article argues that this emerging genre plays an important role in what Judith Trent has called the surfacing stage of political campaigns. In addition to tracing the history of the genre, the article explains the function of such books and draws examples from the 2012 GOP pr…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · American Political and Social Dynamics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Candidacy (1 work) · Criminology (1 work)