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Enacting Compassion: Enactment and the Theory of Image Restoration in Monica Lewinsky's TED Talk, "The Price of Shame"
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  • Eric Mishne, Cedarville University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2018
Article Number
4
Abstract

Cyberbullying is an ever-growing concern, and its effects are not escaping the public eye. Monica Lewinsky spoke at TED Vancouver in 2015 about the effects of cyberbullying and suggested a change in the cultural attitude online toward one of compassion. This paper argues that components of William Benoit’s Theory of Image Restoration (TIR) are relevant to understanding Lewinsky’s speech, but principles of enactment (Daughton, 1989) are more salient to her message and achievement of her mission. In light of the complexity of Lewinsky’s story, the author explores an expansion of TIR labeled image renovation that adds variance to the function of TIR strategies.

Keywords
  • Enactment,
  • Theory of Image Restoration,
  • Lewinsky,
  • Rhetoric,
  • TED Talk,
  • Speeches,
  • Cyberbullying
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Citation Information
Eric Mishne. "Enacting Compassion: Enactment and the Theory of Image Restoration in Monica Lewinsky's TED Talk, "The Price of Shame"" Speaker & Gavel Vol. 55 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 1 - 13 ISSN: 2572-4460
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/eric-mishne/3/