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The Bitch and the War Hero

The Bitch and the War Hero. Images of the 2008 Presidential Election. Title/Approach . Language Offensive? There’s a point to it Tropes, Stereotypes Deeply coded images The Guerrilla Girls work. Candidate Images . Official As sculpted and projected by candidate’s campaign Unofficial

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The Bitch and the War Hero

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  1. The Bitch and the War Hero Images of the 2008 Presidential Election

  2. Title/Approach • Language • Offensive? • There’s a point to it • Tropes, Stereotypes • Deeply coded images • The Guerrilla Girls work

  3. Candidate Images • Official • As sculpted and projected by candidate’s campaign • Unofficial • As perceived by public • As massaged and reinterpreted by supporters • As manipulated and projected by opponents

  4. Why Is Image Important? • Isn’t politics about issues and interests? • Why should image matter? • US Politics • Candidate centered • Presidential politics, in particular, about personae, trust

  5. The Official McCain: The Hero • Patriotism • Flags • Service • Character • Heroism

  6. The Official McCain

  7. The Unofficial McCain: Cranky Old Man

  8. The Official Hillary: Stateswoman • Optimistic • Concerned • Experienced

  9. The Unofficial Hillary: Scary

  10. The Unofficial Hillary: Demonic

  11. The Unofficial Hillary: The Ball Buster

  12. The Unofficial Hillary: Usurper of Male Power

  13. The Official Obama: The Conciliator

  14. The Official Obama

  15. The Unofficial Obama: The Superhero

  16. The Unofficial Obama: Racist Parodies

  17. The Official Palin: Patriotic Professional

  18. The Official Palin: Hockey Mom?The grown-up girl next door

  19. The Unofficial Palin: The Bimbo Too Hot to Govern?

  20. The Evils of Photoshop • Does it make a difference? • Affect or reflect what we think of her?

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