Document Type

Contribution to Book

Language

eng

Publication Date

1996

Publisher

Hampton Press

Source Publication

Outsiders Looking In: A Communication Perspective on the Hill/Thomas Hearings

Source ISSN

9781572730021

Abstract

Editor's Note: Lynn H. Turner and Helen Sterk examine one small part of the Designing Women script, a short speech by Anthony (one of the series' regulars). They argue that, as the only African American male in the series, Anthony was in a unique position to examine the gender and race issues posed by the Thomas/Hill hearings, and by the Thomas nomination itself. Calling on writings by African .American scholars commenting on the Senate hearings and on race and gender issues generally, the authors conclude that the structure of Anthony's speech represents a missed opportunity.

Comments

Published version. "Anthony’s Silence: The Intersection of Sex, Gender and Race in Designing Women" in Outsiders Looking In: A Communication Perspective on the Hill/Thomas Hearings, edited by Paul Siegel. Cresskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, ©1996: 249-264. Publisher link. © 1996 Hampton Press. Used with permission.

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