Date Thesis Awarded
5-2010
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
Advisor
Elizabeth Currans
Committee Members
Nancy Gray
Philip J. Brendese
Abstract
An analysis of the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas sex scandal and the Monica Lewinsky-Bill Clinton sex scandal, mainly looking at the scandals through lenses of race, gender, and political identity. The conclusions lead to understandings about more general societal frameworks around these three categories.
Recommended Citation
Hottel, Meghan Elizabeth, "Sex is Still Politics: An Analysis of Race, Gender Performance, and Political Leaning in the Thomas-Hill and Clinton-Lewinsky Sex Scandals" (2010). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 692.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/692
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.