Description
Book SynopsisPolitical speeches don't just mirror what transpires in the world; they have the potential to change people's minds, move them into action, reinforce existing assumptions, and reshape cultures. They define public participation and are the nexus points' of disparate discourses, both nationally and globally. Because of their power to sustain the status quo or effect change, speeches warrant public attention and careful study. To examine them is to understand how they are crafted, what elements they possess, and how these elements come together to affect their audience.
This volume analyzes selected speeches delivered by Benigno Noynoy' Simeon C. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. They are speeches that have been used to shape public perception, gain support, and build identification between Aquino's presidency and his audience.
By mobilizing the concepts of presidential image, myth, metaphors, and rhetorical citizenship, readers ar
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments – List of Abbreviations – Reading Philippine Presidential Rhetoric: Image, Myth, and Rhetorical Citizenship – Metaphorizing Good Governance: PNoy’s Daang Matuwid – Presidential Talk and “Truth-telling” – Anti-wang-wang and National Rebirth – A National Frame That Sounds “More of the Same” – The Presidency as Style – PNoy and His Assertion of Legitimacy – The Limits of Candor: Presidential Oratory in a Time of Crisis – Still Metaphors: Daang Matuwid and the Enduring Political Myth – Speech Criticism as Rhetorical Citizenship – List of Selected Speeches by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III (PNoy) – Index.
