1. PATRIOTS OR PARANOIDS? THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC IDENTITY FOR THE MODERN MILITIA MOVEMENT Open Access Author: Norton, Heather M. Title: PATRIOTS OR PARANOIDS? THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC IDENTITY FOR THE MODERN MILITIA MOVEMENT Graduate Program: Speech Communication Keywords: public identitysocial movementmilitiasMilitia Movementnews media File: Download Norton_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: James Hogan, Committee Chair/Co-ChairThomas Walter Benson, Committee MemberStephen Howard Browne, Committee MemberJohn David Mccarthy, Committee Member