Aidan SmithGender, Heteronormativity, and the American Presidency
Aidan Smith is an Administrative Assistant Professor for Advancement Communications at Tulane University, USA. She holds degrees in American Studies and Mass Communication, and her research interests include the social and cultural history of the twentieth century, media studies, and gender theory.
List of Figures, Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2: "A
White House that's Built for Two": Domesticity and Gender Performance in
the Campaign Communications of the 1950s Chapter 3: The Patriarch and the
PT:109: John F. Kennedy and the Construction of Autonomy Chapter 4:
"Unafraid, Unashamed, and Unsurpassed": Retrieving American Masculinity and
National Futurity in the Presidential Elections of the 1980s Chapter 5: An
Era of Eros: First Ladies as Assets and Liabilities in the late 20th
Century Chapter 6: Moynihan, Michelle, and Dreams From My Father: Fighting
Otherness with Gender Chapter 7: "Trump That Bitch": Masculinity and
Backlash in the 2016 Presidential Campaign Chapter 8: Conclusion Index
