Reviews
"This study, a model of interdisciplinary scholarship,
creatively illuminates the theoretical and normative issues arising
from the post-9/11 presidency of George W. Bush, with its unprecedented
deployment of religious rhetoric and commitment to a “political
fundamentalism” that challenges longstanding norms of American politics.
Not merely a work of great analytical insight, it is a book of moral
precision, even courage. David Domke's research merits careful attention
from scholars, students, and all patriotic Americans (very much
including journalists) who care about the fate of our democracy."
Robert M. Entman
Author, Projections of Power: Framing News, Public Opinion and
U.S. Foreign Policy
"Professor Domke argues that the convergence
of a Presidency grounded in Christian fundamentalism with a nation-challenging
crisis painted in tones of Islamic fundamentalism has led to a surfeit
of religious discourse, both in the Bush administration's portrayal
of the challenge and in the media frames through which it echoes.
Agree or disagree, this engaging, provocative, meticulously researched
and aggressively argued book will keep you awake while you are reading
it. and for many nights thereafter."
Jarol B. Manheim
The George Washington University
"David Domke's God Willing? is an original
and timely examination of contemporary U.S. politics and the role
of the media in permitting grave assaults on democratic practices
and values. Domke brilliantly dissects the rhetoric and reality
of what he terms "political fundamentalism," and opens up fruitful
new ways to understand the current political environment. I give
this book an unconditional endorsement."
Robert W. McChesney
Author, The Problem of the Media
Institute of Communication Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David Domke’s analysis of the Bush administration’s
communication strategies and overall political project is scholarship
at its best -- insightful, relevant, and timely. In a political
landscape strewn with polemics of dubious quality, Domke brings
rigorous analysis to bear on the contemporary Washington con game,
delivering important critiques of the Bush administration while
at the same time pointing out the rot in the larger political and
media institutions. In tough political times, most academics duck
and cover, but Domke has fearlessly waded right into the thick of
things and delivered a first-rate book that can help citizens find
their way to the truth.
Robert Jensen
School of Journalism
University of Texas at Austin
Author of Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our
Humanity and Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from
the Margins to the Mainstream. |
