The Starr report disrobed / Fedwa Malti-Douglas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malti-Douglas, Fedwa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Starr, Kenneth, 1946- Referral from Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr in conformity with the requirements of Title 28, United States Code, section 595(c).

Starr, Kenneth.

Clinton, Bill, 1946---Impeachment.

Clinton, Bill.

Clinton, Bill, 1946---Sexual behavior.

Lewinsky, Monica S. (Monica Samille), 1973-.

Lewinsky, Monica S.

Clinton, Bill, 1946-.

Political corruption--United States--History--20th century.

Political corruption.

Impeachment.

United States.

History.

United States--Politics and government--1993-.

Politics and government.

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

Physical Description:

xx, 188 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2000]

Summary:

Fedwa Malti-Douglas reveals how "The Starr Report" exposed the cultural tendencies, desires, and taboos of Americans while it disrobed the most powerful man in the world. Fraught with assumptions about gender and sexuality, the report reflects a strategy to use Clinton's "body natural" to undermine his "body politic."

Contents:

1. The Mighty Morphin Report 1

2. Organization as Obsession 19

3. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: The Geographies of Lust 37

4. The Great Facilitator; or, How to "Currie" Favor 53

5. Are We Having Fun Yet? 75

6. Fall Into the Gap; or, The Starr Report Introduces Popeye to Bill Clinton 93

7. How Is a Sexual Encounter a Sexual Encounter? 115

8. "I Love the Narrative!" 125

9. My Body, My Gender 147

10. An American Postmodern 165

Conclusion: The President's Two Bodies and the Politics of Masquerade 175.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0231119321

023111933X

OCLC:

43118198