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"The FLOTUS Effect" emphasizes the import of agency on the part of
Michelle Obama in relation to her politics as evidenced in her
positionality and presence as the first African American woman to
serve as First Lady of the United States of America. Her occupation
of a previously white space and place tended to frame her as an
enigma in the American mind and media. Contributors reflect on Mrs.
Obama's eight years in her ceremonial position, and the ways she
chose to uniquely embody her role. Hence, the result is a volume
that speculates upon her evolving legacy, and the likely "effects"
of what it meant to be the first African-American woman to serve in
the ceremonial, yet powerful, role of FLOTUS.
"The FLOTUS Effect" emphasizes the import of agency on the part of
Michelle Obama in relation to her politics as evidenced in her
positionality and presence as the first African American woman to
serve as First Lady of the United States of America. Her occupation
of a previously white space and place tended to frame her as an
enigma in the American mind and media. Contributors reflect on Mrs.
Obama’s eight years in her ceremonial position, and the ways she
chose to uniquely embody her role. Hence, the result is a volume
that speculates upon her evolving legacy, and the likely
“effects” of what it meant to be the first African-American
woman to serve in the ceremonial, yet powerful, role of FLOTUS.
As we approach twenty years since the end of the 1980s, we have the
opportunity to see the decade in perspective, and are in a position
to question the glib assumption that the 1980s were a mere
conservative foil to the 1960s. The 1980s: A Critical and
Transitional Decade, edited by Kimberly R. Moffitt and Duncan A.
Campbell, places its topics within the context of a decade
described as both critical and transitional because the 1980s, in
many respects, marked the end of one era and the beginning of
another. For example, the Reagan presidency, the end of the Cold
War, MTV, and the appearance of the personal computer all reflect a
legacy of political, cultural, and social transformation of the
United States and the world, and took place specifically within the
1980s. The function of this interdisciplinary volume is not to
simply highlight the significant phenomena of the period, but
rather demonstrate how so many apparently disparate events were, in
fact, closely inter-related and also products of their age. The
1980s is a holistic analysis of the decade that focuses on major
turning points, developments in literature, art, entertainment,
politics, and social experimentation. The 1980s: A Critical and
Transitional Decade, edited by Kimberly R. Moffitt and Duncan A.
Campbell is a groundbreaking and stand-alone introductory volume
that is unapologetically interdisciplinary in nature and encourages
students to explore topics of the decade often overlooked or
grouped together with other, more memorable decades such as the
1920s or 1960s.
As we approach twenty years since the end of the 1980s, we have the
opportunity to see the decade in perspective, and are in a position
to question the glib assumption that the 1980s were a mere
conservative foil to the 1960s. The 1980s: A Critical and
Transitional Decade, edited by Kimberly R. Moffitt and Duncan A.
Campbell, places its topics within the context of a decade
described as both critical and transitional because the 1980s, in
many respects, marked the end of one era and the beginning of
another. For example, the Reagan presidency, the end of the Cold
War, MTV, and the appearance of the personal computer all reflect a
legacy of political, cultural, and social transformation of the
United States and the world, and took place specifically within the
1980s. The function of this interdisciplinary volume is not to
simply highlight the significant phenomena of the period, but
rather demonstrate how so many apparently disparate events were, in
fact, closely inter-related and also products of their age. The
1980s is a holistic analysis of the decade that focuses on major
turning points, developments in literature, art, entertainment,
politics, and social experimentation. The 1980s: A Critical and
Transitional Decade, edited by Kimberly R. Moffitt and Duncan A.
Campbell is a groundbreaking and stand-alone introductory volume
that is unapologetically interdisciplinary in nature and encourages
students to explore topics of the decade often overlooked or
grouped together with other, more memorable decades such as the
1920s or 1960s.
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