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Book SynopsisTaking an original approach to the study of gender and political communication, this book examines how politicians, journalists, and citizens deploy intersecting notions of gender, sexuality, race, age, and class in Canadian politics.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Gendered Identities and Political Communication / Angelia Wagner and Joanna Everitt
Part 1: Politicians’ Gendered Strategies to Shape Their Public Image
1 Candidates’ Self-Presentation Strategies: Filling in the Gaps / Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant
2 Competing Masculinities and Political Campaigns / Jerald Sabin and Kyle Kirkup
3 Not a Taboo Topic? Talking about Family on the Campaign Trail / Angelia Wagner
Part 2: Gender-Based Media Coverage of Politicians
4 Processes of Differentiation in the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Race / Bailey Gerrits and Randy Besco
5 Breaking the Concrete Ceiling: Media Portrayals of Racialized Women in Politics / Erin Tolley
6 May the Best Man Win: Masculinity in Canadian Political Humour / Daisy Raphael
7 Examining Mediation of Female and LGBTQ-Identifying Candidates / Karalena McLean in Collaboration with Angelia Wagner and Joanna Everitt
Part 3: Reactions to Gendered (Re)presentations
8 Words and Deeds: Social Movement Actors’ Assessments of Allied Politicians / Elise Maiolino
9 She’s Too Tough and He’s Too Soft: Measuring How Gendered News Frames Affect Voters’ Evaluation of Party Leaders / Catherine Lemarier-Saulnier and Thierry Giasson
10 Gender and Candidate Communication: Is There a “Double Bind”? / Elisabeth Gidengil, Delia Dumitrescu, and Dietlind Stolle
11 Exploring Viewer Reactions to Media Coverage of Female Politicians / Joanna Everitt, Lisa Best, and Derek Gaudet
Conclusion: The Complexity of Gendered Identities in Canadian Politics / Elisabeth Gidengil
Contributors; Index
