Karrin Vasby Anderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5595041 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karrin Vasby Anderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karrin Vasby |
| FAMILY NAME | Anderson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSON K V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
President Wonder Woman and Congresswoman Batgirl
Comic books are important sites where norms related to gender, leadership, and democratic engagement are negotiated. In this essay, we examine two comic book depictions of women’s political leadership: Diana Prince/Wonder Woman’s stint as US president, published in 1944, and Barbara Gordon/Batgirl’s tenure as a member of US Congress, published between 1972 and 1980. We contrast Wonder Woman’s tale of democratic fragility and gendered conflict wit…
Rhetorics of reproductive justice and injustice in the aftermath of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
In this forum, feminist rhetorical scholars address reproductive justice and injustice in the aftermath of Dobbs. Exhibiting diverse perspectives, concerns, and critical approaches, forum contributors consider topics such as the reinforcement and disruption of the gender binary in the discourse surrounding Dobbs; privacy and precarity in the homeland security state; the structures of power and control that perpetuate gendered violence and reprodu…
Editor’s statement
The centennial of (white) woman suffrage
The centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment offers an opportunity to write a new story about women’s democratic engagement. The goal of this issue is to honor women’s democratic labor while disturbing the generic features of the typical suffrage story, considering, in particular, how suffrage and citizenship have affected and been engaged by women with diverse identities situated at various intersections. In the pages that follow, le…
Political pornification gone global
In this article, the authors examine the political pornification of Spanish politician Teresa Rodríguez and assess the rhetorical strategies she and her supporters used to respond to the controversy. The authors theorize a “fungibility frame” within which women candidates and citizens are treated as interchangeable, violable, and devalued. Rodríguez and her supporters resisted this frame, asserting women's individuality, agency, and inherent valu…
Presidential Pioneer or Campaign Queen
Other| September 01 2017 Presidential Pioneer or Campaign Queen?: Hillary Clinton and the First-Timer/Frontrunner Double Bind Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson is Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2017) 20 (3): 525–538. https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.20.3.0525 Cite Icon Cite Sh…
Forum on the 2016 Presidential Primary
Every Woman Is the Wrong Woman
When Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, he presided over what some have termed the biggest political upset in U.S. history (Goldmacher and Schreckinger). Pundits i
Deflowering the voting virgin
In this essay, the author examines political advertisements that employ the tropology of sex and romance in order to promote voter participation. The ads appear initially to be humorous attempts at “perspective by incongruity,” disrupting U.S. political culture by seeking to activate otherwise disengaged young women as a formidable political constituency. Although the ads challenge standards of political propriety, they leave intact the pieties o…
Hillary Clinton in the News
Book Review| March 01 2016 Hillary Clinton in the News: Gender and Authenticity in American Politics Hillary Clinton in the News: Gender and Authenticity in American Politics. By Shawn J. Parry-Giles. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2014; pp. ix + 258. $90.00 cloth; $27.00 paper. Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson Colorado State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (20…
Texts (and Tweets) from H illary
Candidate image is a hyperreal amalgamation of image fragments generated by the politician, her/his campaign communication, news framing, and political pop culture. In the Internet age, a politician's image can be shaped by non‐elite discourses on sites such as Twitter and Tumblr. We develop a theory of the political “meta‐meme,” examining the “Texts from H illary” Tumblr meme as framed in popular media and redeployed by H illary Clinton in her T…
The House of My Sojourn
Book Review| March 01 2012 The House of My Sojourn: Rhetoric, Women, and the Question of Authority The House of My Sojourn: Rhetoric, Women, and the Question of Authority. Jane S. Sutton. Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2012) 15 (1): 183–187. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955614 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissio…
Rhymes with Blunt
In this essay, I contend that political culture and campaign journalism during the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign was "pornified." Examination of broadcast journalism, viral videos, online commentary, political pop culture, andget-outthe-vote campaigns reveals the ways in which pornographic metaphors, images, and narratives infiltrated U.S. political culture during the 2008 presidential primary and general election season. I assess the media fra…
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Polarizing First Lady . By Gil Troy . Lawrence : University Press of Kansas , 2006 . ix, 263 pp . In Hillary Rodham Clinton: Polarizing First Lady, presidential scholar Gil Troy adds to the literature on the U.S. first ladyship, a conversation that has burgeoned in scholarly and journalistic circles since Rodham Clinton assumed that role. Published on the eve of her campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination,…
Fallen
The authors examine two Time magazine cover images: O.J. Simpson, after his arrest for the murder of Nicole Brown, and Hillary Clinton during the Whitewater controversy, arguing that the Time covers function as a visual rhetoric, invoking myths central to Western culture. The photos naturalize deep, cultural myths which assert that black men and women of all colors are evil, thereby re‐centering white masculinity
Voices About Choices
This essay addresses the topic of women's professional development in the academy, noting the critical roles fulfilled by support networks. Research and personal narratives explore the diverse choices women make, the resistance they sometimes face, and the need to find validation for those choices. Recognizing the importance of women's achievement of tenure and publication, the authors also challenge the notion that those traditional measures of …
Hillary Rodham Clinton as “Madonna”
In contemporary American politics, metaphors serve as media frames and rhetorical resources from which candidates can draw as they shape a public persona. In this essay, I examine the way in which First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton encompassed both traditional and radical versions of the Madonna persona following the defeat of healthcare reform, arguing that it enabled her to promote her own political agenda, respond to the Clinton sex scandals, a…
Texts (and Tweets) from H illary
Candidate image is a hyperreal amalgamation of image fragments generated by the politician, her/his campaign communication, news framing, and political pop culture. In the Internet age, a politician's image can be shaped by non‐elite discourses on sites such as Twitter and Tumblr. We develop a theory of the political “meta‐meme,” examining the “Texts from H illary” Tumblr meme as framed in popular media and redeployed by H illary Clinton in her T…
Presidential Pioneer or Campaign Queen
Other| September 01 2017 Presidential Pioneer or Campaign Queen?: Hillary Clinton and the First-Timer/Frontrunner Double Bind Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson is Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2017) 20 (3): 525–538. https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.20.3.0525 Cite Icon Cite Sh…
Every Woman Is the Wrong Woman
When Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, he presided over what some have termed the biggest political upset in U.S. history (Goldmacher and Schreckinger). Pundits i
Fallen
The authors examine two Time magazine cover images: O.J. Simpson, after his arrest for the murder of Nicole Brown, and Hillary Clinton during the Whitewater controversy, arguing that the Time covers function as a visual rhetoric, invoking myths central to Western culture. The photos naturalize deep, cultural myths which assert that black men and women of all colors are evil, thereby re‐centering white masculinity
Hillary Rodham Clinton as “Madonna”
In contemporary American politics, metaphors serve as media frames and rhetorical resources from which candidates can draw as they shape a public persona. In this essay, I examine the way in which First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton encompassed both traditional and radical versions of the Madonna persona following the defeat of healthcare reform, arguing that it enabled her to promote her own political agenda, respond to the Clinton sex scandals, a…
Political pornification gone global
In this article, the authors examine the political pornification of Spanish politician Teresa Rodríguez and assess the rhetorical strategies she and her supporters used to respond to the controversy. The authors theorize a “fungibility frame” within which women candidates and citizens are treated as interchangeable, violable, and devalued. Rodríguez and her supporters resisted this frame, asserting women's individuality, agency, and inherent valu…
Deflowering the voting virgin
In this essay, the author examines political advertisements that employ the tropology of sex and romance in order to promote voter participation. The ads appear initially to be humorous attempts at “perspective by incongruity,” disrupting U.S. political culture by seeking to activate otherwise disengaged young women as a formidable political constituency. Although the ads challenge standards of political propriety, they leave intact the pieties o…
Hillary Rodham Clinton as “Madonna”
In contemporary American politics, metaphors serve as media frames and rhetorical resources from which candidates can draw as they shape a public persona. In this essay, I examine the way in which First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton encompassed both traditional and radical versions of the Madonna persona following the defeat of healthcare reform, arguing that it enabled her to promote her own political agenda, respond to the Clinton sex scandals, a…
Fallen
The authors examine two Time magazine cover images: O.J. Simpson, after his arrest for the murder of Nicole Brown, and Hillary Clinton during the Whitewater controversy, arguing that the Time covers function as a visual rhetoric, invoking myths central to Western culture. The photos naturalize deep, cultural myths which assert that black men and women of all colors are evil, thereby re‐centering white masculinity
Voices About Choices
This essay addresses the topic of women's professional development in the academy, noting the critical roles fulfilled by support networks. Research and personal narratives explore the diverse choices women make, the resistance they sometimes face, and the need to find validation for those choices. Recognizing the importance of women's achievement of tenure and publication, the authors also challenge the notion that those traditional measures of …
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Polarizing First Lady . By Gil Troy . Lawrence : University Press of Kansas , 2006 . ix, 263 pp . In Hillary Rodham Clinton: Polarizing First Lady, presidential scholar Gil Troy adds to the literature on the U.S. first ladyship, a conversation that has burgeoned in scholarly and journalistic circles since Rodham Clinton assumed that role. Published on the eve of her campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination,…
Rhymes with Blunt
In this essay, I contend that political culture and campaign journalism during the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign was "pornified." Examination of broadcast journalism, viral videos, online commentary, political pop culture, andget-outthe-vote campaigns reveals the ways in which pornographic metaphors, images, and narratives infiltrated U.S. political culture during the 2008 presidential primary and general election season. I assess the media fra…
The House of My Sojourn
Book Review| March 01 2012 The House of My Sojourn: Rhetoric, Women, and the Question of Authority The House of My Sojourn: Rhetoric, Women, and the Question of Authority. Jane S. Sutton. Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2012) 15 (1): 183–187. https://doi.org/10.2307/41955614 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissio…
Texts (and Tweets) from H illary
Candidate image is a hyperreal amalgamation of image fragments generated by the politician, her/his campaign communication, news framing, and political pop culture. In the Internet age, a politician's image can be shaped by non‐elite discourses on sites such as Twitter and Tumblr. We develop a theory of the political “meta‐meme,” examining the “Texts from H illary” Tumblr meme as framed in popular media and redeployed by H illary Clinton in her T…
Hillary Clinton in the News
Book Review| March 01 2016 Hillary Clinton in the News: Gender and Authenticity in American Politics Hillary Clinton in the News: Gender and Authenticity in American Politics. By Shawn J. Parry-Giles. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2014; pp. ix + 258. $90.00 cloth; $27.00 paper. Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson Colorado State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (20…
Presidential Pioneer or Campaign Queen
Other| September 01 2017 Presidential Pioneer or Campaign Queen?: Hillary Clinton and the First-Timer/Frontrunner Double Bind Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson Karrin Vasby Anderson is Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2017) 20 (3): 525–538. https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.20.3.0525 Cite Icon Cite Sh…
Forum on the 2016 Presidential Primary
Every Woman Is the Wrong Woman
When Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, he presided over what some have termed the biggest political upset in U.S. history (Goldmacher and Schreckinger). Pundits i
Deflowering the voting virgin
In this essay, the author examines political advertisements that employ the tropology of sex and romance in order to promote voter participation. The ads appear initially to be humorous attempts at “perspective by incongruity,” disrupting U.S. political culture by seeking to activate otherwise disengaged young women as a formidable political constituency. Although the ads challenge standards of political propriety, they leave intact the pieties o…
Political pornification gone global
In this article, the authors examine the political pornification of Spanish politician Teresa Rodríguez and assess the rhetorical strategies she and her supporters used to respond to the controversy. The authors theorize a “fungibility frame” within which women candidates and citizens are treated as interchangeable, violable, and devalued. Rodríguez and her supporters resisted this frame, asserting women's individuality, agency, and inherent valu…
Editor’s statement
The centennial of (white) woman suffrage
The centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment offers an opportunity to write a new story about women’s democratic engagement. The goal of this issue is to honor women’s democratic labor while disturbing the generic features of the typical suffrage story, considering, in particular, how suffrage and citizenship have affected and been engaged by women with diverse identities situated at various intersections. In the pages that follow, le…
Rhetorics of reproductive justice and injustice in the aftermath of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
In this forum, feminist rhetorical scholars address reproductive justice and injustice in the aftermath of Dobbs. Exhibiting diverse perspectives, concerns, and critical approaches, forum contributors consider topics such as the reinforcement and disruption of the gender binary in the discourse surrounding Dobbs; privacy and precarity in the homeland security state; the structures of power and control that perpetuate gendered violence and reprodu…
President Wonder Woman and Congresswoman Batgirl
Comic books are important sites where norms related to gender, leadership, and democratic engagement are negotiated. In this essay, we examine two comic book depictions of women’s political leadership: Diana Prince/Wonder Woman’s stint as US president, published in 1944, and Barbara Gordon/Batgirl’s tenure as a member of US Congress, published between 1972 and 1980. We contrast Wonder Woman’s tale of democratic fragility and gendered conflict wit…
Sociology (16 works) · Political science (15 works) · Law (13 works) · Politics (12 works) · Media studies (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Rhetoric (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Democracy (5 works)