Identity Framing - Rhetoric Terms
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Identity Framing
The process of constructing an identity that involves framing certain individuals within a particular group or class in a way that categorizes them in relation to specific parts of a social movement.
Flip through the Identity Framing flash cards and then practice applying these terms with the political cartoon below.
Title: Votes for Women Broadside
Publisher: Women's Political Union, New York, NY
Illustrator: Martin Baxter
Date: 1911
Context: The Woman’s Social and Political Union was a women’s-only movement and was considered a leading militant organization campaigning for women’s suffrage. During this time, women were seen as politically incompetent and had less say in the country’s political discourse than male criminals. The Secretary of State, along with the men on Capitol Hill, were sympathetic toward the male criminals and reinstated their right to vote while continuing to deny this basic right to women. Here is an interactive political cartoon from the Library of Congress to explore this topic more.