Liesbet Van Zoonen

Entertaining the Citizen

When Politics and Popular Culture Converge

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Produktbeschreibung

Can politics be combined with entertainment? Can political involvement and participation be fun? Politics and popular culture are converging all the time, whether itOs in Arnold SchwarzeneggerOs election as governor of California or in political television dramas and movies like The West Wing and Dave. This book encourages readers to think about how links between entertainment and politics have the potential to rejuvenate citizenship, endorse civic values, and sustain civic commitment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 181
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780742529069
• ISBN-10: 0742529061
• Artikelnr.: 22072529

Autorenporträt

Liesbet van Zoonen is professor of media studies in the Amsterdam School of Communications Research at the University of Amsterdam.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 Distinctions Chapter 3 2 Defamations:
Politics as Soap Opera Chapter 4 3 Confrontations: Popular Music and
Politics Chapter 5 4 Connections: The Fan Democracy Chapter 6 5
Personalization: The Celebrity Politician Chapter 7 6 Feminization? Female
Politicians, Family, and Celebrity Chapter 8 7 Dramatizations: Plots in
Politics Chapter 9 8 Presentations: Popular Resources for Citizenship
Chapter 10 9 Discussions: Populism, Deliberation, and Diversity Chapter 11
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