A Burkian Pentadic Analysis of MSU Riot Narratives

Location

CSU 255

Start Date

13-4-2004 8:45 AM

End Date

13-4-2004 10:30 AM

Student's Major

Communication Studies

Student's College

Arts and Humanities

Mentor's Name

James Dimock

Mentor's Department

Communication Studies

Mentor's College

Arts and Humanities

Description

In the fall of 2003 a riot occurred near the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus and in its aftermath many different narratives emerged describing the events. Using Kenneth Burke's pentad, this project examines those narratives in order to discover how different groups construct their accounts and which narrative elements different groups emphasize. By understanding how the narrative accounts given by these agents are influenced by their situation, the research allows us to see how riots emerge out of tensions within the conflicting productive contexts.

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Apr 13th, 8:45 AM Apr 13th, 10:30 AM

A Burkian Pentadic Analysis of MSU Riot Narratives

CSU 255

In the fall of 2003 a riot occurred near the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus and in its aftermath many different narratives emerged describing the events. Using Kenneth Burke's pentad, this project examines those narratives in order to discover how different groups construct their accounts and which narrative elements different groups emphasize. By understanding how the narrative accounts given by these agents are influenced by their situation, the research allows us to see how riots emerge out of tensions within the conflicting productive contexts.