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9780742529076

Entertaining the Citizen When Politics and Popular Culture Converge

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  • ISBN13:

    9780742529076

  • ISBN10:

    074252907X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-11-04
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Summary

Can politics be combined with entertainment? Can political involvement and participation be fun? Politics and popular culture are converging all the time, whether it'¬"s in Arnold Schwarzenegger'¬"s 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. Instead of discarding the popular as irrelevant or dangerous to the democratic process, Liesbet van Zoonen shows us the possibilities for increasing political knowledge and participation through the arenas of politics and popular music, political '¬Ssoaps,'¬ political television dramas, and politicians as celebrities. A first-rate starting point for debate, Entertaining the Citizen will stimulate and entertain students and general readers alike.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Preface vii
1 Distinctions 1(18)
2 Defamations: Politics as Soap Opera 19(18)
3 Confrontations: Popular Music and Politics 37(16)
4 Connections: The Fan Democracy 53(16)
5 Personalization: The Celebrity Politician 69(18)
6 Feminization? Female Politicians, Family, and Celebrity 87(18)
7 Dramatization: Plots in Politics 105(18)
8 Presentations: Popular Resources for Citizenship 123(20)
9 Reflections: Populism, Deliberation, and Diversity 143(10)
References 153(20)
Index 173(8)
About the Author 181

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