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Foley, Megan – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2012
The logic of political economy depends on a domestic metaphor, using the "oikos" or household as a model for the "polis." Historically, this metaphor has imagined citizens as the children of a paternal state. However during the 2008 housing crisis, this metaphor was turned upside down, depicting citizens as the parents of infantile state…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Fathers, Comparative Analysis, Citizen Role