Date
4-2013
Department
School of Communication and Digital Content
Degree
Master of Arts in Communication (MA)
Chair
Angela Widgeon
Primary Subject Area
Business Administration, General; Architecture; American Studies; Anthropology, Cultural; History, United States
Keywords
Architecture, Disney, Pentad, Semiotics, Symbolic Interaction, Theme Park
Disciplines
American Studies | Anthropology | Architectural History and Criticism | Architecture | Communication | Critical and Cultural Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
Guise, Casey, "A Nation in its Prime: A Pentadic Study of Walt Disney World's Main Street, U.S.A." (2013). Masters Theses. 256.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/256
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to consider the entrance to Walt Disney World, Main Street, U.S.A., as a rhetorical text and apply Kenneth Burke's dramatistic pentad. Background is provided on rhetorical theory and The Disney Company. Meanings are derived from messages interpreted using semiotics and symbolic interaction within the location. The significance of Main Street, U.S.A., as a replica of historic architecture and an illustration of revival architecture in creating emotive messages is discussed. Further discussion includes the implications of this study on corporations and the field of rhetorical studies in addition to suggestions for further research.
Included in
American Studies Commons, Anthropology Commons, Architectural History and Criticism Commons, Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, United States History Commons
