Award Date

5-1-2021

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Communication Studies

First Committee Member

Emma Bloomfield

Second Committee Member

Jacob Thompson

Third Committee Member

Rebecca Rice

Fourth Committee Member

Constancio Arnaldo

Number of Pages

82

Abstract

The term “Filipino” offers more than a call to nationality; it also recalls the genesis of colonization in the Philippines. This thesis explores the colonial interventions of the United States in the Philippines at the turn of the 20th century, homing in on the Filipino education system as the United States’ primary method of colonizing the Filipino mind. Drawing from texts by Senator Alfred Beveridge, President William McKinley, the Philippine Commission, David Barrows, and Dr. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, I offer an ideological criticism that demonstrates a cyclical nature between both justificatory rhetoric and ideology. Working with “ideological clusters,” this thesis demonstrates how justificatory discourse was used to mobilize American colonialism, yielding both symbolic and material consequences for the Filipino people.

Keywords

Colonial rhetorics; Ideological criticism; Justificatory rhetoric; Postcolonialism

Disciplines

American Studies | Asian American Studies | Communication | Rhetoric

File Format

pdf

File Size

690 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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