Introduction

Gender and Identity Intersectionality: Evidence from the Spanish Press Coverage of Migrant and/or Racialized Women

“…Nielsen (2013) has studied the extent to which the media coverage of Sotomayor's nomination for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court focused on her Latinness and/or on the fact that she is a woman. 2 By confronting ethnicity and gender as well, but regarding the media coverage of political candidates, Zacharias and Arthurs (2008) have analyzed the rivalry between Obama (a Black candidate from a Kenyan paternal family) and Clinton (a woman) during the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries (see Major and Coleman 2008;Gibbons 2022). Although being a woman or belonging to a minority does not negatively affect the coverage received by candidacies for the US Congress, those who embody the convergence of both identity dimensions do receive less and worse media attention (Gershon 2012).…”

Tears, Unity, Moose Burgers, and Fashion: A Tale of Two Candidates

“…The reasons are as pervasive as the air we breathe: because sexism is still confused with nature as racism once was; because anything that affects males is seen as more serious than anything that affects "only" the female half of the human race; because children are still raised mostly by women (to put it mildly) so men especially tend to feel they are regressing to childhood when dealing with a powerful woman; because racism stereotyped black men as more "masculine" for so long that some white men find their presence to be masculinity-affirming (as long as there aren't too many of them); and because there is still no "right" way to be a woman in public power without being considered a you-know-what. (Steinem, 2008) There is no need to establish whether there is sexism in media reporting, as this controversy has been well documented: the underreported support by women of all stripes (Stansell, 2008), the semiotic power of her pantsuits and cleavage (Mandzuik, 2008), the media's highlighting Clinton's gender or sex and erasing Obama's race (Samek, 2008) represent some recent academic discussions of the enduring sexism in Clinton storytelling. Sexism came not only from Republicans but also from Hillary haters of a variety of political views.…”

The Obama creed in retrospect: Communicative frames and representations from an Afrocentric perspective

“…W. Bennett & Plaut, 2017; Howard, 2011) communicative approach. Framing is a powerful tool for speechmakers in the construction of identity narratives focused on the selection and projection of personhood through symbolic representations, ideologies, ethnic backgrounds and values (Sclafani, 2015; Zacharias & Arthurs, 2008).…”

“…Existing studies have either studied Obama within the US African American racial dynamics (Cisneros, 2015;Enck-Wanzer, 2011;Parameswara, 2009;Pham, 2015), theological settings (Copeland, 2008;Froehle, 2011;Perkinson, 2012) or other Afrocentric rhetorical dynamics that usually do not foreground framing (M. W. Bennett & Plaut, 2017;Howard, 2011) communicative approach. Framing is a powerful tool for speechmakers in the construction of identity narratives focused on the selection and projection of personhood through symbolic representations, ideologies, ethnic backgrounds and values (Sclafani, 2015;Zacharias & Arthurs, 2008).…”