Framing Sarah Palin : pit bulls, Puritans, and politics / Linda Beail and Rhonda Kinney Longworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beail, Linda.

Contributor:

Longworth, Rhonda Kinney, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palin, Sarah, 1964---Public opinion.

Palin, Sarah.

Palin, Sarah, 1964-.

Sex role--Political aspects--United States.

Sex role.

Political culture--United States.

Political culture.

Presidents.

Public opinion.

Women political candidates.

Sex role--Political aspects.

United States.

Communication in politics--United States.

Communication in politics.

Women political candidates--United States.

Women in popular culture--United States.

Women in popular culture.

Presidents--United States--Election--2008--Public opinion.

Public opinion--United States.

Physical Description:

x, 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

Sarah Palin's 2008 vice presidential candidacy garnered tremendous levels of interest, polarizing the American public-both Democrats and Republicans alike. While many have wondered who she "really" is, trying to cut through the persona she projects and the one projected by the media, Beail and Longworth analyze why she touches such a nerve with the American electorate. Why does she ignite such passionate loyalty-and such lathing? How did her candidacy mobilize the electorate and spark debates about partisanship and gender roles?

Using the notion of "framing" as a way of understanding political perception, the authors analyze the narratives told by and about Sarah Palin in the 2008 election-from frontier woman and political outsider to pit bull hockey mom, beauty queen, and post-feminist role model. They discuss where these frames are rooted historically in popular and political culture, why they were selected, and how they resonated with the electorate.

Framing Sarah Palin addresses the question of what the choice and perception of three frames tells us about the state of American politics, and about the status of American women in politics in particular. What do the debates engendered by these images of Palin say about the current roles and power available to women in American society? What are the implications of her experience for future candidates, particularly women candidates, in American politics? Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

Part I Conventional Frames: Republican Narratives 25

2 Frontier Woman 27

3 Political Outsider 45

Part II Contested Frames: Gender Narratives 65

4 Hockey Mom 67

5 Beauty Queen 87

6 Post-Feminist Role Model or Victim of Sexism? 105

7 Conclusion 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415893336

041589333X

9780415893367

0415893364

9780203806791

0203806794

OCLC:

789661611