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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Gendered Presidentiality and Postfeminist Political Culture 1 1. The First Shall Be Last: The “Pioneer” Frame as a Constraint for Women Presidential Candidates 16 2. Fictional Presidentiality: Presidential Portrayals on the Large and Small Screens 39 3. Presidential Campaign Oratory: Two Faces of Feminism 89 4. Political Journalism and Punditry: Framing the “Dangerous” Campaigns of Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton 105 5. Bodies Politic: “Porning” the Presidential Body 132 6. Parodying Presidentiality: A (Not So) Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House 152 Conclusion: Our Candidates, Ourselves 170 Notes 181 Bibliography 211 Index 231 ...

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