LEAP Project #2: Analyzing Eminem's "The Storm" as Contemporary Propaganda
Using Images, Emotions, and Appeals to Kairos to Persuade (and Diss)
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References Used in the Video:
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BETNetworks. (2017, October 10). “Eminem Rips Donald Trump in BET Hip Hop Awards Freestyle Cypher.” [YouTube]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LunHybOKIjU
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BET [BET]. (2017, Oct 10). The FULL verse that EVERYBODY is talking about! @eminem BODIED THIS! #HipHopAwards https://t.co/zoS0wEwjQF [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/BET/status/917918947017666561
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“Kairos.” (n.d.). “Silva Rhetoricae.” Retrieved from Brigham Young University http://rhetoric.byu.edu/Encompassing%20Terms/kairos.htm
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Karsen, S. (2017, October 12). “Are Eminem's Conservative Fans Ready to Accept That 'Line in the Sand'? Not So Fast.” Billboard. Retrived from http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7998387/eminems-conservative-fans-not-ready-to-leave-him
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Manzullo, B. (2017, October 11). “Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James respond to Eminem's rap on Donald Trump.” USA Today. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2017/10/11/colin-kaepernick-lebron-james-respond-eminems-rap-donald-trump/753054001/
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Mathers, M. [Eminem]. (2017, Oct 10). "The Storm" (Freestyle) https://t.co/QLPjtgS5n3 [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Eminem/status/917922469775925248
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St. Félix, D. (2017, October 13). “Eminem’s Takedown of Trump in the Age of Angry White Men.” The New Yorker. Retrieved from https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/eminems-takedown-of-trump-in-the-age-of-angry-white-men
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