Entertaining the citizen : when politics and popular culture converge / Liesbet van Zoonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zoonen, Liesbet van, 1959-

Series:

Critical media studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--Political aspects--United States.

Popular culture.

Mass media--Political aspects--United States.

Mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Popular culture--Political aspects.

United States.

Politics and culture--United States.

Politics and culture.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Physical Description:

viii, 181 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2005]

Summary:

Can politics be combined with entertainment? Can political involvement and participation be fun? Politics and popular culture are converging all the time, whether itAIs in Arnold SchwarzeneggerAIs 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. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Contents:

Distinctions

Defamations : politics as soap opera

Confrontations : popular music and politics

Connections : the fan democracy

Personalization : the celebrity politician

Feminization : female politicians, family and celebrity

Dramatizations : plots in politics

Presentations : popular resources for citizenship

Reflections : populism, deliberation, and diversity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-171) and index.

ISBN:

0742529061

074252907X

OCLC:

55228464