Masculinity as Political Strategy

George W. Bush, the “War on Terrorism,” and an Echoing Press

Bibliographic Data

ID6408968
AuthorsKevin Coe (0000-0002-7928-7504, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), David Domke (University of Washington), Meredith M Bagley (The University of Texas at Austin), Sheryl Cunningham (University of Washington), Nancy Van Leuven (0000-0003-3715-0128, University of Washington)
Year2007
Volume29
Issue1
Pages31-55
Publication date2007-12-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWomen & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j501v29n01_03
OpenAlexW2038870259
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited38

Scholars have demonstrated the centrality of masculinity as an ideology in the American presidency, but have devoted insufficient attention to the manner in which political leaders can emphasize masculine themes to gain strategic advantage, and how media organizations can be encouraged to adopt such themes in news coverage. With this in mind, in this research we analyze (1) President George W. Bush's public communications prior to and immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001, and (2) NBC network television news coverage and New York Times and Washington Post editorials during the latter dates to elucidate the nature of masculinity as a political strategy. Findings indicate that in the aftermath of September 11 Bush enacted a highly masculine ideology through his treatment of the press and emphasis upon two masculine themes–strength and dominance–and that this approach facilitated wide circulation of his masculine discourse in the press

Centrality · Dominance (genetics · George (robot · Ideology · Masculinity · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Sociology · Terrorism · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Sports, Gender, and Society

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