Gender, Heteronormativity, and the American Presidency

ISBN-13: 9780367351434 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 244 str.

Aidan Smith

Opis

This timely study examines gendered representations of US Presidential candidates.

Spis treści

List of Figures, Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2: "A White House that’s Built for Two": Domesticity and Gender Performance in the Campaign Communications of the 1950s Chapter 3: The Patriarch and the PT:109: John F. Kennedy and the Construction of Autonomy Chapter 4: "Unafraid, Unashamed, and Unsurpassed": Retrieving American Masculinity and National Futurity in the Presidential Elections of the 1980s Chapter 5: An Era of Eros: First Ladies as Assets and Liabilities in the late 20^th Century Chapter 6: Moynihan, Michelle, and Dreams From My Father: Fighting Otherness with Gender Chapter 7: "Trump That Bitch": Masculinity and Backlash in the 2016 Presidential Campaign Chapter 8: Conclusion Index

O autorze

Aidan Smith is an Administrative Assistant Professor for Advancement Communications at Tulane University, USA. She holds degrees in American Studies and Mass Communication, and her research interests include the social and cultural history of the twentieth century, media studies, and gender theory.