Lori L. Montalbano is assistant vice chancellor of academic and student affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus.

The 15 essays in Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics focus mainly on recent presidential nominations and campaigns. Editor Montalbano (Indiana Univ.–Purdue Univ. Columbus) and the contributors demonstrate how analyses of rhetoric used in announcements, speeches, and rallies have been used to impact political identities and to strengthen support. The role of gender-related body image is also explored. Montalbano suggests that the papers can be clustered into three groups. The first five examine the "intersectionality" of gender, sexuality, and misogyny, and also introduce a useful historical dimension through a comparative analysis of speeches by former presidential candidates Margaret Chase Smith (1964), Shirley Chisholm (1972), and Hillary Clinton (2006 and 2016). The next five papers explore the relationships among race, ethnicity, and religion in US politics. Given the growing importance of the Latinx vote, the aptly titled essay "I Am Your Tomorrow" is especially important. The final five chapters include a mixture of topics and individuals (e.g., Clinton, Donald Trump, Roy Moore of Alabama, Sarah Palin). . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Pantsuit Nation: A Feminist Invitation to EngageChapter 2 : A Feminist Criticism of Republican Hegemonic Leaks about Rape During the 2012 Presidential ElectionChapter 3: Stigma, Shame, Sex Scandals and Whiteness in Buffalo, New YorkChapter 4: Gender, Hegemonic Masculinity, and Misogyny in American PoliticsChapter 5: (Re)establishing Presidential Identity: Women Candidates and the Gender IssueChapter 6: ¿Quien Es Mas Latino?: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and the Pursuit of Latino Authenticity in the 2016 Presidential RaceChapter 7: I Am Your Tomorrow: A Rhetorical Examination of Marco Rubio’s Presidential Bid as a Discourse of CaptureChapter 8: Running While Muslim: Media Representations of Muslim-Americans in U.S. PoliticsChapter 9 : “Fighting to be Heard”: Shirley Chisholm and the Makings of a Womanist Rhetorical FrameworkChapter 10: Martin Luther King, Neoliberalism, and Equality of OpportunityChapter 11: Towards a Conception of the “Mythic Presidency:” Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the Visual Politics of Gender on InstagramChapter 12: Trump and Clinton Tropes: Social Mediated Communication in the Net AgeChapter 13: Recovering Teddy, Recovering Trump: The Rhetoric of Manifest-Masculinity in a Drunk and Rap Battle GenerationChapter 14: “The Good Name of Roy Moore”: WASPMs and the Communities Who Vote for ThemChapter 15: Revisiting Representations of Sarah Palin as the Ideal Working Mother

Lori L. Montalbano is assistant vice chancellor of academic and student affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus.

The 15 essays in Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics focus mainly on recent presidential nominations and campaigns. Editor Montalbano (Indiana Univ.–Purdue Univ. Columbus) and the contributors demonstrate how analyses of rhetoric used in announcements, speeches, and rallies have been used to impact political identities and to strengthen support. The role of gender-related body image is also explored. Montalbano suggests that the papers can be clustered into three groups. The first five examine the "intersectionality" of gender, sexuality, and misogyny, and also introduce a useful historical dimension through a comparative analysis of speeches by former presidential candidates Margaret Chase Smith (1964), Shirley Chisholm (1972), and Hillary Clinton (2006 and 2016). The next five papers explore the relationships among race, ethnicity, and religion in US politics. Given the growing importance of the Latinx vote, the aptly titled essay "I Am Your Tomorrow" is especially important. The final five chapters include a mixture of topics and individuals (e.g., Clinton, Donald Trump, Roy Moore of Alabama, Sarah Palin). . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Pantsuit Nation: A Feminist Invitation to EngageChapter 2 : A Feminist Criticism of Republican Hegemonic Leaks about Rape During the 2012 Presidential ElectionChapter 3: Stigma, Shame, Sex Scandals and Whiteness in Buffalo, New YorkChapter 4: Gender, Hegemonic Masculinity, and Misogyny in American PoliticsChapter 5: (Re)establishing Presidential Identity: Women Candidates and the Gender IssueChapter 6: ¿Quien Es Mas Latino?: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and the Pursuit of Latino Authenticity in the 2016 Presidential RaceChapter 7: I Am Your Tomorrow: A Rhetorical Examination of Marco Rubio’s Presidential Bid as a Discourse of CaptureChapter 8: Running While Muslim: Media Representations of Muslim-Americans in U.S. PoliticsChapter 9 : “Fighting to be Heard”: Shirley Chisholm and the Makings of a Womanist Rhetorical FrameworkChapter 10: Martin Luther King, Neoliberalism, and Equality of OpportunityChapter 11: Towards a Conception of the “Mythic Presidency:” Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the Visual Politics of Gender on InstagramChapter 12: Trump and Clinton Tropes: Social Mediated Communication in the Net AgeChapter 13: Recovering Teddy, Recovering Trump: The Rhetoric of Manifest-Masculinity in a Drunk and Rap Battle GenerationChapter 14: “The Good Name of Roy Moore”: WASPMs and the Communities Who Vote for ThemChapter 15: Revisiting Representations of Sarah Palin as the Ideal Working Mother

Lori L. Montalbano is assistant vice chancellor of academic and student affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus.

The 15 essays in Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics focus mainly on recent presidential nominations and campaigns. Editor Montalbano (Indiana Univ.–Purdue Univ. Columbus) and the contributors demonstrate how analyses of rhetoric used in announcements, speeches, and rallies have been used to impact political identities and to strengthen support. The role of gender-related body image is also explored. Montalbano suggests that the papers can be clustered into three groups. The first five examine the "intersectionality" of gender, sexuality, and misogyny, and also introduce a useful historical dimension through a comparative analysis of speeches by former presidential candidates Margaret Chase Smith (1964), Shirley Chisholm (1972), and Hillary Clinton (2006 and 2016). The next five papers explore the relationships among race, ethnicity, and religion in US politics. Given the growing importance of the Latinx vote, the aptly titled essay "I Am Your Tomorrow" is especially important. The final five chapters include a mixture of topics and individuals (e.g., Clinton, Donald Trump, Roy Moore of Alabama, Sarah Palin). . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Pantsuit Nation: A Feminist Invitation to EngageChapter 2 : A Feminist Criticism of Republican Hegemonic Leaks about Rape During the 2012 Presidential ElectionChapter 3: Stigma, Shame, Sex Scandals and Whiteness in Buffalo, New YorkChapter 4: Gender, Hegemonic Masculinity, and Misogyny in American PoliticsChapter 5: (Re)establishing Presidential Identity: Women Candidates and the Gender IssueChapter 6: ¿Quien Es Mas Latino?: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and the Pursuit of Latino Authenticity in the 2016 Presidential RaceChapter 7: I Am Your Tomorrow: A Rhetorical Examination of Marco Rubio’s Presidential Bid as a Discourse of CaptureChapter 8: Running While Muslim: Media Representations of Muslim-Americans in U.S. PoliticsChapter 9 : “Fighting to be Heard”: Shirley Chisholm and the Makings of a Womanist Rhetorical FrameworkChapter 10: Martin Luther King, Neoliberalism, and Equality of OpportunityChapter 11: Towards a Conception of the “Mythic Presidency:” Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the Visual Politics of Gender on InstagramChapter 12: Trump and Clinton Tropes: Social Mediated Communication in the Net AgeChapter 13: Recovering Teddy, Recovering Trump: The Rhetoric of Manifest-Masculinity in a Drunk and Rap Battle GenerationChapter 14: “The Good Name of Roy Moore”: WASPMs and the Communities Who Vote for ThemChapter 15: Revisiting Representations of Sarah Palin as the Ideal Working Mother