University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2011 Assessing the balance: Burkean frames and Lil' Bush Elizabeth Anne Sills The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Sills, Elizabeth Anne, "Assessing the balance: Burkean frames and Lil' Bush" (2011). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 66. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/66 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ASSESSING THE BALANCE – BURKEAN FRAMES AND LIL’ BUSH By SILLS, ELIZABETH ANNE B.A., Transylvania University, Lexington, KY, 2008 Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Communication Studies, Rhetoric and Public Address The University of Montana Missoula, MT Fall 2011 Approved by: Sandy Ross, Associate Dean of The Graduate School Graduate School Sara Hayden, Chair Communication Studies Steven Schwarze, Committee Member Communication Studies Luke Conway, Committee Member Psychology ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract iv Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Theoretical Basis 2 Political