The Concentric Circles of Privileged Speech: How Harry Edwards, Arthur Ashe, and LeBron James Established the Standard of Communication for the American Black Male Athlete

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dc.contributor.advisorBurnette, Ann E.
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Alan H.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMandziuk, Roseann M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMiller, Joshua H.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-14T13:41:54Z
dc.date.available2020-05-14T13:41:54Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is an analysis of the rhetoric used by three black male athletes in three distinct periods of American history. Using representative anecdote as a frame while applying metaphorical, synecdochal, and depictive rhetorical analysis, this thesis will demonstrate how Harry Edwards, Arthur Ashe, and LeBron James use figurative language and specific means of representation to speak on behalf of the black community. By doing this, these three black male athletes reframe privilege as the right to speak. As such, this thesis will deem these black male athletes’ means of communication “privileged speech,” while demonstrating how Los Angeles Lakers basketball player LeBron James has come to represent its standard. By reframing privilege as the right to speak, the black male athlete rejects his prescribed role as a one dimensional, cognitively limited entity, making the act of speaking both a form of protest, but also a privilege.
dc.description.departmentCommunication Studies
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dc.format.extent97 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationGrant, A. H. (2020). <i>The concentric circles of privileged speech: How Harry Edwards, Arthur Ashe, and LeBron James established the standard of communication for the American black male athlete</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9895
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPrivilege
dc.subjectBlack male athlete
dc.subject.lcshMinorities--United States--Social conditions
dc.subject.lcshAfrican American athletes--United States--Social conditions
dc.titleThe Concentric Circles of Privileged Speech: How Harry Edwards, Arthur Ashe, and LeBron James Established the Standard of Communication for the American Black Male Athlete
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentCommunication Studies
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Studies
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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