Presenter
:
Robert Martinez
Presenter Status
:
Undergraduate student
Academic Year
:
20-21
Semester
:
Spring
Faculty Mentor
:
Michelle Jolly
Department
:
History
Funding Source/Program
:
McNair
Presentation Link
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Abstract
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This research will seek to determine if using a settler colonialist lens to conduct a comparative study of inaugural addresses helps give us a framework for analyzing presidential rhetoric. This research project will use a settler colonialist lens to analyzes the rhetoric of the presidential inaugural speeches of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and James Polk.