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This is an analysis of broad racial discourse through a critical race theory: Responsibility Avoidance Discourse (RAD). RAD is coded English that communicates meaning through connotation, avoidance, and implication as a means of securing its main purposes: enforcing white supremacy, obscuring inequality, and hindering significant racial progress. RAD is extremely effective at directing discussion away from arguments that might induce self-reflexivity or question white privilege. It focuses on discrediting others as a means of legitimizing whiteness. I analyze examples of it from a variety of sources—from political discourse to media coverage and social media trends—to demonstrate its manifestations throughout society.
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- 'Whites Have Nothing to Do With It': A rhetorical analysis of hegemonic racial discourse
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- Clarke, Ty Larson (Author)
- Bebout, Lee (Thesis director)
- Spanierman, Lisa (Committee member)
- School of Social Transformation (Contributor)
- W. P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
- Department of English (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2016-05
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