Governing Codes

Gender, Metaphor, and Political Identity

Karrin Vasby Anderson, Kristina Horn Sheeler (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

244 Seiten

2005
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-1022-5 (ISBN)

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Familiar narratives and simplistic stereotypes frame the representation of women in U.S. politics. Pervasive containment rhetorics, such as the distinction between women as mothers and caregivers and men as rational thinkers, create unique hurdles for any woman seeking public office. While these 'governing codes' generally act to constrain female political power, they can also be harnessed as a resource depending on the particular circumstances (e.g., party affiliation, geographic location and personal style). One of these governing codes, the metaphor, is an especially powerful tool in politics today, particularly for women. By examining the political careers of four of the most prominent and influential women in contemporary U.S. politics_Democrats Ann Richards and Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republicans Christine Todd Whitman and Elizabeth Dole_Karrin Vasby Anderson and Kristina Horn Sheeler illustrate how metaphors in public discourse may be both familiar narratives to embrace and boundaries to overturn.

Karrin Vasby Anderson is assistant professor of speech communication at Colorado State University. Kristina Horn Sheeler is assistant professor of communication studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Role of Language in Politics Chapter 2 Gender, Metaphor, and Political Identity Chapter 3 Ann Richards Chapter 4 Christine Todd Whitman Chapter 5 Hillary Rodham Clinton Chapter 6 Elizabeth Dole Chapter 7 Conclusion: Cracking the Governing Codes

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.8.2005
Reihe/Serie	Lexington Studies in Political Communication
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	531 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7391-1022-5 / 0739110225
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-1022-5 / 9780739110225
Zustand	Neuware