Overview

Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics: The Past and Future of Political Access explores the ways in which cultural expression is represented in American politics as it intersects with issues of gender, race, and the construction of social identity. Specifically, this body of work examines how representations in the media and larger culture can establish and diminish the status of diverse communities of American politicians. Contributors analyze the rhetorical and performative changes that have occurred in America as it has shifted politically from growing acceptance and tolerance to an obscure—and often hostile—conservative ideology. This book contributes to the growing dialogue surrounding American politics by citing specific cases of gender and race-based infringements of the current political system, as purported by media and party players. This book will be especially useful to scholars of political science, media studies, gender studies, and critical race studies.

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Author:   Lori L. Montalbano ,  Arshia Anwer ,  Rachel D. Davidson ,  Catherine A. Dobris
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781498573832

ISBN 10:   1498573835
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   26 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Pantsuit Nation: A Feminist Invitation to Engage Chapter 2 : A Feminist Criticism of Republican Hegemonic Leaks about Rape During the 2012 Presidential Election Chapter 3: Stigma, Shame, Sex Scandals and Whiteness in Buffalo, New York Chapter 4: Gender, Hegemonic Masculinity, and Misogyny in American Politics Chapter 5: (Re)establishing Presidential Identity: Women Candidates and the Gender Issue Chapter 6: ¿Quien Es Mas Latino?: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and the Pursuit of Latino Authenticity in the 2016 Presidential Race Chapter 7: I Am Your Tomorrow: A Rhetorical Examination of Marco Rubio’s Presidential Bid as a Discourse of Capture Chapter 8: Running While Muslim: Media Representations of Muslim-Americans in U.S. Politics Chapter 9 : “Fighting to be Heard”: Shirley Chisholm and the Makings of a Womanist Rhetorical Framework Chapter 10: Martin Luther King, Neoliberalism, and Equality of Opportunity Chapter 11: Towards a Conception of the “Mythic Presidency:” Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the Visual Politics of Gender on Instagram Chapter 12: Trump and Clinton Tropes: Social Mediated Communication in the Net Age Chapter 13: Recovering Teddy, Recovering Trump: The Rhetoric of Manifest-Masculinity in a Drunk and Rap Battle Generation Chapter 14: “The Good Name of Roy Moore”: WASPMs and the Communities Who Vote for Them Chapter 15: Revisiting Representations of Sarah Palin as the Ideal Working Mother

Reviews

Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics: The Past and Future of Political Access, edited by Lori L. Montalbano, is both a timely and necessary intervention into our current political times . . . times where racist, sexist, and xenophobic rhetoric is used to solidify political support. If the current backlash against women, migrants, people of color, and the LGBTQ community can teach us anything, it is that the long arc of justice is not always progressing forward, requiring us to look to both the past and the present to understand the potential ways forward. In this book, Montalbano collects the work of a mixture of new and old voices as they explore the ways in which women, people of color, and other political minorities have fought for a place at the political table and the ways in which rhetorics of fear and hate have been used to undermine their efforts to do so. -- Andrae Mark, Governors State University

Author Information

Lori L. Montalbano is assistant vice chancellor of academic and student affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus.

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