Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2020
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Communication
Degree Program
Communication, MA
Committee Chair
Paliewicz, Nicholas
Committee Member
Ashlock, Mary
Committee Member
Rose, Kevin
Author's Keywords
Army; field manuals; leadership; rhetorical fieldwork; Patton; museum
Abstract
This thesis is an analysis presenting several arguments surrounding leadership discourse within the Army and its connections to the General George Patton Museum of Leadership. Leadership discourse within Army Field Manuals and publishing doctrine have evolved from 1948 to 2019. I argue leadership discourse within the Army Field Manuals can be seen in situ at the General George Patton Museum of Leadership and can be studied using rhetorical fieldwork and adapt current leadership discourse into a living Field Manual, a leadership narrative, which can be learned from and taught. This thesis consists of seven chapters which provide: an introduction to Fort Knox history, General George Patton, leadership, narratives, and rhetorical fieldwork; a literature review, method, and my positionality ; an analysis of Army Field Manuals and publishing doctrine; fieldnotes from the museum; a discussion of the analyses; a discussion of limitations, suggestions for further research, and a summary of the thesis.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Madison Lindsey-Paige, "Field manuals and place: an examination of place and narrative through the changing nature of leadership discourse at the General George Patton Museum of Leadership." (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4252.
Retrieved from https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/4252
