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Gendered Mediation

Gendered Mediation

Identity and Image Making in Canadian Politics

Edited by Angelia Wagner and Joanna Everitt

Published by: UBC Press

Series: Communication, Strategy, and Politics

Imprint: UBC Press

8 graphs, 9 tables

Digital download
9780774860581
Published: May 2019

Digital download
9780774860574
Published: May 2019

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Contents
Authors

This book will be of interest to researchers and students of gender and politics and political communication, as well as journalists, politicians, and public relations professionals.

Introduction: 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

Angelia Wagner is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta, specializing in Canadian politics, gender and politics, political candidacy, and political communication. Her research explores the role of gender, race, and sexuality in shaping Canadians’ perceptions of political candidacy. She is also the project manager of an international research project exploring the career pathways of women premiers in Australia and Canada.

Joanna Everitt is a professor of political science at the University of New Brunswick Saint John. Her research focuses on Canadian politics, gender differences in public opinion, and the impacts of media coverage of male and female party leaders on leadership evaluations, identity politics, and voting behaviour in Canadian elections. She is the co-editor of The Blueprint: Conservative Parties and Their Impact on Canadian Politics and the co-author of Dominance and Decline: Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections.