Writing a Candidacy
Campaign Memoirs and the 2012 Republican Primary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3759597 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan Neville-Shepard (0000-0002-7110-9797, Indiana University–Purdue University, Columbus, IN, USA), Kirsten Theye (Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, USA) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1704-1715 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764213490696 |
| OpenAlex | W1971687816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
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 primary to identify their recurring formal characteristics. The article concludes by discussing the study's implications
Candidacy · Function (biology) · Manifesto · Media studies · Memoir · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Sociology · American Political and Social Dynamics · Law · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2016 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |