Studies of Identity in the 2008 Presidential Campaign

by Denton, Robert E., Jr.; Brown, Gwen; Camille, Elizabeth; Edwards, Janis L.; Kenski, Henry C.; Kenski, Kate M.; Roberson, Kasie M.; Waggenspack, Beth; Warburton, Terrence L.; Voth, Ben

• ISBN13: 9780739141038
• ISBN10: 0739141031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-14
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Robert E. Denton, Jr., holds the W. Thomas Rice Chair of Leadership Studies in the Pamplin College of Business and is professor in and head of the Department of Communication at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Identity Politics in the 2008 Presidential Campaign: An Overview	p. 1
Symbolic Womanhood and Sarah Palin: Running Against the Feminist Grain	p. 25
"A More Perfect Union": Barack Obama's Failed Apologia and Successful Use of Identity Politics	p. 41
Playing the Gender Card Against a Stacked Deck: A Comparison of Senator Hillary Clinton and Governor Sarah Palin's Gender-based Apologia in the 2008 Presidential Election	p. 65
Identity Politics: Gender and Race in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination	p. 81
Barack Obama and the Cosmopolitan Candidacy	p. 111
Evangelical Voters in the 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination	p. 129
Deceptive Narratives in the 2008 Presidential Campaign	p. 155
The Challenges and Limitations of "Identity Politics" in a Democracy	p. 201
Epilogue: The Rhetoric of the Destruction of American Identity and the Academy	p. 215
Index	p. 225
About the Contributors	p. 233
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