 | The Starr Report Disrobed Subjects: Starr Kenneth 1946– Referral from Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr in conformity with the requirements of Title 28 United States Code section 595(c); Clinton Bill 1946– -- Impeachment; Clinton Bill 1946– -- Sexual behavior; Lewinsky Monica S.; Fedwa Malti-Douglas reveals how The Starr Report exposed the cultural tendencies, desires, and taboos of Americans while it disrobed the most powerful man in the world. Fraught with assumptions about gender and sexuality, the report reflects a strategy to use Clinton's "body natural" to undermine his "body politic." Fedwa Malti-Douglas is The Martha C. Kraft Professor of Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University, where she is also professor of gender studies and comparative literature. She has published numerous scholarly books, as well as a satirical novel, Hisland: Adventures in Ac-Ac-ademe. |
