Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Mabrey III, Paul E. URN etd-07172009-110152 Title HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE THIRD WORLD: A CLUSTER ANALYSIS OF THE “THIRD WORLD” LABEL IN THE MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF HURRICANE KATRINA Degree Master of Arts Department Communications Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Dr. Carol Winkler Committee Chair Dr. David Cheshier Committee Member Dr. Mary Stuckey Committee Member Keywords
- Third World
- Rhetoric
- Hurricane Katrina
- Development discourse
- Kenneth Burke
- Disassociation
- Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca
- Cluster analysis
Date of Defense 2009-07-12 Availability unrestricted Abstract Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Gulf Coast and the United States in August of 2005. While an emerging literature base details the consequences and lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, a critical missing piece for understanding Hurricane Katrina American landfall is a rhetorical perspective. I argue a rhetorical perspective can significantly contribute to a better understanding of Hurricane Katrina’s implications for creating policy, community and identity. As a case study, I employ Kenneth Burke’s cluster analysis to examine the use of the label “Third World” to describe New Orleans, the Gulf Coast and the United States in the mass media coverage of Hurricane Katrina.Files
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