Emotions, Media and Politics

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-7456-6105-6
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 208 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Emotions have long been neglected in media research, although their role is a vital ingredient in shaping our shared stories and the ways we engage with them. But emotions, as they circulate through the media, can also be divisive and exclusionary.

Karin Wahl-Jorgensen makes the case for researching the role of emotions in mediated politics. Drawing on a series of studies, she explores the complex relationship between emotions, politics and media. The book includes analyses of how Facebook structures emotional reactions; the anger of Donald Trump; the use of personal storytelling in feminist Twitter hashtags; the role of emotionality in award-winning journalism; and the communities created by political fandoms.

Essential reading for scholars and students, this important volume opens up new ways of thinking about and researching emotions, media and politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Understanding Emotions in Mediated Public Life

1 Taking Emotion Seriously: A Brief History of Thought

2 Emotions are Everywhere: The Strategic Ritual of Emotionality in Journalism

3 Authenticity, Compassion and Personalized Storytelling

4 Towards a Typology of Mediated Anger

5 Shifting Emotional Regimes: Donald Trump’s Angry Populism

6 The Politics of Love: Political Fandom and Social Change

7 The Emotional Architecture of Social Media

Conclusion: Nine Propositions about Emotions, Media and Politics

Notes

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Karin Wahl-Jorgensen is Professor of Journalism, Media and Communications at Cardiff University.