Negotiating Gendered Discourses analyzes the discourse surrounding Michelle Bachelet's 2006 presidential election in Chile to that of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's 2007 election in Argentina. Christie reveals key points of intersection between the contemporary political discourse of these elections and the women-led human rights campaigns in the Southern Cone region.

Chapter I: Women as Political Subjects and Agents in Chile and Argentina
Chapter II: Human Rights Icons: Feminized Political Leadership Frames
Chapter III: Economic Policy Claims
Chapter IV: Feminist Policy Claims

Jane L. Christie is a visiting academic with Politics and International Relations, the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests center on Latin America, with a special focus on Latin American women in politics and social movements. In addition to her Latin American studies background, Jane's foundational academic background in language acquisition, linguistics, and translation studies has prepared the way for a multi-disciplinary approach to research. The majority of her other publications place a special focus on language behavior at the intersection of indigenous and "European" cultures.