Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Communication
First Advisor
Cynthia-Lou Coleman
Term of Graduation
Fall 2022
Date of Publication
12-7-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Communication
Department
Communication
Language
English
DOI
10.15760/etd.8107
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 75 pages)
Abstract
Many have asked for Confederate monuments’ removal while others argue that they should remain or be recontextualized. I analyzed themes found in Southern university student newspapers on the monument issue and how the statues related to community attachment. Using thematic analysis, I identified six themes across the articles, and found that both removal and recontextualization arguments refer to the ideology behind the statues and the impacts this can have on students. Instances of attachment were used in both removal and recontextualization articles.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39167
Recommended Citation
Knopf, Jamie Nicole, "Confederate Statues in University Opinion Newspaper Articles: An Analysis of Themes and Attachment" (2022). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6248.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.8107