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Informationen zum Autor Robert E. Denton Jr. holds the W. Thomas Rice Chair of Leadership Studies in the Pamplin College of Business and is Professor in the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech, USA. He has degrees in political science and communication from Wake Forest University and Purdue University. In addition to numerous articles, essays, and book chapters, he is author, coauthor, or editor of thirty books, several in multiple editions. Ben Voth is professor of rhetoric and director of debate and speech programs at Southern Methodist University, USA. His latest book is An Invitation to Debate: Reasoning and Argument as a Framework for Civil Society. As a collegiate speech and debate director he has coached more than five world champions, more than thirty national champions, and more than fifty state champions in speech and debate competitions over the past thirty years. He is also the author of Rwanda Rising: Debate as an Empowering International Pedagogy and The Rhetoric of Genocide: Death as a Text , as well as co-author with Robert E. Denton of Social Fragmentation and the Decline of American Democracy: The End of the Social Contract. Klappentext To simply say the 2008 presidential election was historic seems like an understatement. The election was unique in many ways beyond the selection of the nation's first African-American as President. The drama of the election was also heightened by the historic nomination battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The contest generated issues of race and gender throughout the campaign, as did the candidacy of Sarah Palin as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee. And John McCain brought his own unique qualities to the campaign: Vietnam War hero, long-term Congressional service record, feisty temperament, and the oldest first-time presidential candidate to run for the Presidency. Thus, issues of race, gender and age dominated the campaign both implicitly and explicitly. The candidacies of Clinton, Obama, McCain and Palin provided the context and dynamics for charges of racism, sexism and ageism. Studies of Identity in the 2008 Presidential Campaign explores issues of identity politics and the presidential election. Investigating all aspects of race, gender or ageism, the contributors to this volume address the role and function of 'identity politics' in political campaigns, and highlight challenges of 'identity politics' in contemporary political campaigns. Zusammenfassung Studies of Identity in the 2008 Presidential Campaign explores issues of identity politics and the presidential election. Investigating all aspects of race! gender or ageism! the contributors to this volume address the role and function of 'identity politics' in political campaigns! and highlight challenges of 'identity politics' in contemporary political campaigns. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Identity Politics in the 2008 Presidential Campaign: An Overview Chapter 2. Symbolic Womanhood and Sarah Palin: Running Against the Feminist Grain Chapter 3. "A More Perfect Union": Barack Obama's Failed Apologia and Successful Use of Identity Politics Chapter 4. Playing the Gender Card Against the Stacked Deck: A Comparison of Senator Clinton and Governor Sarah Palin's Gender-based Apologia in the 2008 Presidential Election Chapter 5. Gender and Race in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination Chapter 6. Barack Obama and the Cosmopolitan Candidacy Chapter 7. Evangelical Voters in the 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination Chapter 8. Deception Narratives in the 2008 Presidential Campaign Chapter 9. The Challenges and Limitations of Identity Politics in a Democracy Chapter 10. Epilogue: The Rhetoric of the Destruction of American Identity and the Academy ...
