Truth, Truth-telling and Gender in Politics: The ”Hillary” Experience
Among the highest goals to be achieved by political feminism, a female US president has held an elusive but prominent place. Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, which coincided with Wonder Woman’s new post as the United Nations ambassador, has been the closest moment for this goal to be ac...
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| description | Among the highest goals to be achieved by political feminism, a female US president has held an elusive but prominent place. Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, which coincided with Wonder Woman’s new post as the United Nations ambassador, has been the closest moment for this goal to be achieved. Clinton’s inattention to truth-telling, the email interrogation pursued by the FBI against her and her failure to win the election, however, have in part resulted in the passing of that moment. This study, on this account, probes Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for president in terms of women’s historical relation with truth-telling and feminist standpoint. It argues that if Clinton had been more committed to the truth-telling principles and practices, her presidential campaign would have been a substantial contribution to historical and political feminism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf400b6c52b34be0a7cff767ce9d39ce2025-01-06T09:09:42ZengEuropean Association for American StudiesEuropean Journal of American Studies1991-93362019-07-0114210.4000/ejas.14695Truth, Truth-telling and Gender in Politics: The ”Hillary” ExperienceC. Akça AtaçAmong the highest goals to be achieved by political feminism, a female US president has held an elusive but prominent place. Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, which coincided with Wonder Woman’s new post as the United Nations ambassador, has been the closest moment for this goal to be achieved. Clinton’s inattention to truth-telling, the email interrogation pursued by the FBI against her and her failure to win the election, however, have in part resulted in the passing of that moment. This study, on this account, probes Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for president in terms of women’s historical relation with truth-telling and feminist standpoint. It argues that if Clinton had been more committed to the truth-telling principles and practices, her presidential campaign would have been a substantial contribution to historical and political feminism.https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/14695Hillary Clintontruth-tellingWonder WomanSissela BokFeminist Standpoint |
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| title | Truth, Truth-telling and Gender in Politics: The ”Hillary” Experience |
| title_full | Truth, Truth-telling and Gender in Politics: The ”Hillary” Experience |
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| title_short | Truth, Truth-telling and Gender in Politics: The ”Hillary” Experience |
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| topic | Hillary Clinton truth-telling Wonder Woman Sissela Bok Feminist Standpoint |
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