Date of Award
1-1-2008
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Communication Studies
First Advisor
Roy Wood, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Christina Foust
Third Advisor
Daniel J. Lair
Fourth Advisor
Susan Manning
Keywords
Communication, Driving while black, Police, Race, Racial profiling
Abstract
This study explores the communicative dynamic that occurs between Denver police officers, and citizens of the African-American community, during traffic stops characterized as "Driving While Black." Thirty four interviews were conducted regarding this study. Derived from the interviews were transcribed narratives, which were examined through the use of narrative analysis and various theoretical frameworks. The narrative analysis and theoretical frameworks provided a new lens for exploring the police/citizen communicative dynamic, and a foundation for additional communication research between police officers and the African-American community.
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Tracie Lynn Keesee
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
173 p.
Recommended Citation
Keesee, Tracie Lynn, "Driving While Black: Stories Through the Driver's Car Window—a Communicative Analysis" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 843.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/843
Copyright date
2008
Discipline
Communication, Criminology