Politics of performance: rhetoric and political speech

Conference keynote

Shaw, S., Bajpai, R. and Finlayson, A. 2008. Politics of performance: rhetoric and political speech. 1st Annual Conference of Gendered Ritual and Ceremony in Parliament (GCRP). Warwick University 23 - 24 Oct 2008
TypeConference keynote
TitlePolitics of performance: rhetoric and political speech
AuthorsShaw, S., Bajpai, R. and Finlayson, A.
Abstract

What does rhetoric tell us about the political culture of institutions? How does parliamentary rhetoric create reputations of MPs as well as of institutions?

Research GroupEnglish Language and Literature
Conference1st Annual Conference of Gendered Ritual and Ceremony in Parliament (GCRP)
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Print01 Jan 2008
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Deposited04 May 2010
Output statusPublished
Web address (URL)https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/research/completedprojects/gcrp/resources/
LanguageEnglish
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