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The Chosen and The Choice: Race, Religion, and The 2012 US Presidential Campaign

Název česky Zvolení a volba: rasa, náboženství a americké prezidentské volby 2012
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SMITH Jeffrey Alan

Rok publikování 2013
Druh Článek ve sborníku
Konference From Theory to Practice 2012: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference On Anglophone Studies
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Filozofická fakulta

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www http://conference.uaa.utb.cz/tp2012/FromTheoryToPractice2012.pdf
Obor Písemnictví, mas-media, audiovize
Klíčová slova Barack Obama; Mitt Romney; United States; US Presidency; US Elections; Political Campaigns; America; Prophecy; Bible; Christianity; Providential History
Popis The 2012 presidential campaign, like many American debates, was partly a contest over ways of fitting America into "providential history" - the classical story of a "course of empire" and the biblical account of a "chosen people." This campaign in particular invited such analysis because both major candidates, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, came out of communities (Mormon and African American) that have cultivated their own distinctive versions of the providential story. Reviewing the campaign and its aftermath in providentialist terms, therefore, helps reveal ways of thinking that continue to have a large influence on U.S. politics and political language.

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