A critical analysis of judge clarence thomas' statement before the senate judiciary committee

Communication Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-195

  Benoit, William L ^a   Nill, Dawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anita Hill; attack accusers; bolstering; Clarence Thomas; denial; image repair discourse; kategoria apologia; sexual harassment; Supreme Court

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037588371     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510979809368530     Document Type: Article

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