Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics

Edited by Lori L. Montalbano - Contributions by Arshia Anwer; Rachel D. Davidson; Catherine A. Dobris; Katherine Hampsten; Leandra Hinojosa Hernández; Andre E. Johnson; Rebecca Kern-Stone; Chandra A. Maldonado; Hinda Mandell; Lori L. Montalbano; Marylou R

This book explores the convergence of gender, race, and social identities in the often-exclusionary arena of American politics. Contributors examine contemporary issues as they relate to candidate positioning, acceptance, and clashing ideologies that pervade America's political landscape.

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