Politics and Popular Culture

1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-7456-1214-0
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 347 g

In an age where film stars become presidents and politicians appear in pop videos, politics and popular culture have become inextricably interlinked. In this exciting new book, John Street provides a broad survey and analysis of this relationship.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Street, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: The Political and the Popular:.

1. Passion, populism, politics.

2. Popular culture as politics.

3. Politics as popular culture.

Part II: Governing Global Culture:.

4. All around the world: the global politics of popular culture.

5. Ruling the waves: the state and popular culture.

6. The local politics of popular culture.

Part III: Political Theory/Cultural Theory:.

7. Cultural theories of politics.

8. Political theories of culture.

9. The politics of judgement: from condemnation to commendation.

10. Political pleasures.

Bibliography.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

John Franklin Street is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004.