Preaching to the Choir: Models of Citizenship and Concepts of Democracy in Reception of ‘Get Out the Vote’ Posters

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dc.contributor.advisorSchneider, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorBerenstein, Ofer
dc.contributor.committeememberFelske, Lorry W.
dc.contributor.committeememberSmith, Tania
dc.contributor.committeememberBakardjieva, Maria
dc.contributor.committeememberSutherland, Richard
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-24T19:03:09Z
dc.date.available2019-04-24T19:03:09Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-22
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation reports the findings of research that studied the reception of Get Out the Vote posters, by Canadian citizens of voting age, via an interdisciplinary theoretical framework. The study’s main finding is that the reception of Get Out the Vote posters is better explained by an intersection of personal Concepts of Democracy (Saward, 2003) and personal Civic Models Concepts of Citizenship (Dalton, 2009) than it is by audience reception theories or voter turnout theories separately. The study begins with theoretical and methodological reviews in chapters one through three. Chapter four explores audience reception of posters vis-a-vis demographic factors using Hall’s Encoding/Decoding model (1980), Morley’s Reading Types model (1980) Tomkins’ Affect Theory (1995) and the photo elicitation data generation method (Harper, 2002). Chapter five explores the role of Concepts of Democracy (Saward, 2003) in meaning-making vis-a-vis reception of visual elements. Chapter six explores the role of Civic Models Concepts of Citizenship (Dalton, 2009) in meaning-making vis-a-vis reception of slogans. Chapter seven creates a system of four Political Character Types from the intersection of the two concepts: • “Choir members” who tend to internalize the intended message positively. • Libertarians who oppose the intended message or negotiate its meaning negatively. • Activists who negotiate their meaning of the intended message in a positive manner. • Inattentive citizens who oppose voting encouragement messages or ridicule them. Chapter eight reports of the theoretical and methodological research conclusions. It also reports on practical findings and future recommendations for producers of Get Out the Vote posters.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBerenstein, O. (2019). Preaching to the Choir: Models of Citizenship and Concepts of Democracy in Reception of ‘Get Out the Vote’ Posters (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36382
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110197
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectPolitical Communicationen_US
dc.subjectVisual Communicationen_US
dc.subjectReception Studiesen_US
dc.subjectVoter Turnouten_US
dc.subjectGet Out the Vote Campaignsen_US
dc.subject.classificationMass Communicationsen_US
dc.titlePreaching to the Choir: Models of Citizenship and Concepts of Democracy in Reception of ‘Get Out the Vote’ Postersen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication and Media Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
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