Michelle Obama : First Lady, American rhetor /

Michelle Obama : First Lady, American rhetor / edited by Elizabeth J. Natalle and Jenni M. Simon. - Lanham : Lexington Books, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (viii, 157 pages). - Communicating gender .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Theorizing America's first African American First Lady -- A new First Lady for America / Conventional and unconventional rhetorical strategies in Michelle Obama's Democratic National Convention addresses / First Lady brand in the epideictic rhetoric of Michelle Obama / The rhetor and the agendas -- Michelle Obama's ethos and Let's Move! / Michelle Obama speaking in Africa on education, family, and the African legacy / Michelle Obama reaching higher to lead and serve community / Redefining the boundaries of First Lady scholarship -- Black feminist reflections on Michelle Obama's tribute to Maya Angelou / Elizabeth J. Natalle and Jenni M. Simon -- Tammy Vigil -- Jeanne M. Persuit and Deborah A. Brunson -- Elizabeth J. Natalle -- Trudy L. Hanson and Enyonam Osei-Hwere -- Jenni M. Simon -- Rachel Alicia Griffin.

Theorizing America's first African American First Lady --



9781498512220

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Obama, Michelle, 1964- --Language.


Presidents' spouses--Language--History--United States--21st century.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--21st century.
Communication in politics--History--United States--21st century.
English language--Rhetoric.--United States


Electronic Books.

E909 / .M534 2015