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Abstract

This paper analyzes a segment of institutional talk from a news interview between Larry King and Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan taken from "Larry King Live." The subject matter of the interview centers around the September 11th events and their impact on Americans' view of Islam. Utilizing Goffman's notions of 'footing' and 'impression management,' this paper examines how Queen Rania utilizes various identities, shifts in footing, and professional caution in the pursuit of a particular institutional agenda. This agenda can be seen as promoting a positive characterization for the Islamic religion. This analysis illustrates the way in which identities are constructed through communicative interaction.

Journal Title

Iowa Journal of Communication

Volume

35

Issue

1

First Page

85

Last Page

105

Language

en

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application/pdf

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