Studies of Identity in the 2008 Presidential Campaign

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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Robert E. Denton Jr. - Contributions by Gwen Brown; Elizabeth Camille; Janis L. Edwards; Henry C. Kenski; Kate M. Kenski; Kasie M. Roberson; Beth Waggenspack; Terrence L. Warburton and Ben Voth Klappentext 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