[Commlist] CFP: CARP 5th Conference on Character Assassination, Politics, and Gender

Host: Lab for Character Assassination and Reputation Politics (CARP)
Location: George Mason University's Arlington Campus (near Washington, DC)
Dates: March 20-22, 2025
Submission deadline: October 15, 2024
Please submit a 250-word abstract of your paper with a 100-word bio to 
Sergei A. Samoilenko at (ssamoyle /at/ gmu.edu)

Given that character assassination appears in struggles for power, it 
should not surprise us that character assassins grab any tools at their 
disposal to gain the upper hand over opponents. Gender often provides an 
angle for character assassination. Gendered character attacks typically 
accuse a target of acting in a way that is inappropriate for their 
gendered identity. This may involve accusing a male politician of being 
"wimpy" or suggesting that a female politician is acting in a masculine 
or aggressive manner when she takes decisive action. Of course, what 
counts as appropriate gendered behavior is culturally and historically 
specific. It is also intersected by class, sexuality, and race.

We invite scholars and practitioners to submit research and works in 
progress which will discuss character assassination, gender, power, and 
politics from a variety of disciplinary and cultural angles. We welcome 
both theoretical work and case studies that explore this phenomenon 
across the globe and throughout history. Learn more about CARP here: 
https://communication.gmu.edu/research-and-centers/carp
Possible Topics:

*	Current cases of character attacks on female politicians
*	Historical cases of gender-based attacks in politics
*	The role of gender in negative political campaigns
*	Political incivility and gender-based political ads
*	Media coverage of gender in political campaigns
*	The role of gender in political scandals *	Gender-based practices of 
ridicule in comedy shows *	Memes, caricatures, and visual misinformation
*	The rhetoric of social media canceling
*	Gender in international relations and diplomacy
*	Responding to gendered character attacks
*	Reputation management, image repair, and inoculation strategies
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