"This set of 18 essays offers a variety of interesting commentaries
a 'progressive forum' on the Clinton sex scandal. . . . The
collection includes (in part) ruminations on body imagery, the idea
of 'the Jewess, ' the association of sexual recklessness with
notions of race and class, the peculiarities of Clinton's politics
(as well as his personal behavior) that made him vulnerable to such
an attack, and the implications for Clinton's (reluctant) feminist
supporters."
--"Library Journal"
"The book contains more than its share of smart writing"
--"Salon.com"
Alongside the O.J. Simpson trial, the affair between Bill
Clinton and Monica Lewinsky now stands as the seminal cultural
event of the 90s. Alternatively transfixed and repelled by this
sexual scandal, confusion still reigns over its meanings and
implications. How are we to make sense of a tale that is often wild
and bizarre, yet replete with serious political and cultural
implications?
Our Monica, Ourselves provides a forum for thinking through the
cultural, political, and public policy issues raised by the
investigation, publicity, and Congressional impeachment proceedings
surrounding the affair. It pulls this spectacle out of the
framework provided by the conventions of the corporate news media,
with its particular notions of what constitutes a newsworthy event.
Drawing from a broad range of scholars, Our Monica, Ourselves
considers Monica Lewinsky's Jewishness, Linda Tripp's face, the
President's penis, the role of shame in public discourse, and what
it's like to have sex as the president, as well as specific legal
and historical issues at stake in the impeachment of Bill
Clinton.
Thoughtful but accessible, immediate yet far reaching, Our
Monica, Ourselves will change the way we think about the Clinton
affair, while helping us reimagine culture and politics writ
large.
Contributors include: Lauren Berlant, Eric O. Clarke, Ann
Cvetkovich, Simone Weil Davis, Lisa Duggan, Jane Gallop, Marjorie
Garber, Janet R. Jakobsen, James R. Kincaid, Laura Kipnis, Tomasz
Kitlinski, Pawel Leszkowicz, Joe Lockard, Catharine Lumby, Toby
Miller, Dana D. Nelson, Anna Marie Smith, Ellen Willis, and Eli
Zaretsky.
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