“The Bitch,” “The Ditz,” and the Male Heroes: Representations of Feminism and Postfeminism in Campaign 2008

This study is a textual analysis of the mainstream media coverage of the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, surveying more than 1,000 news stories featuring Clinton, Palin, Obama, Biden and McCain published between January 1, 2007 and November 11, 2008. The central findings of this study are twofold:...

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Main Author: Schowalter, Dana
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/9
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=etd