Wheeler Celebrity Politics

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7893-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: CPC - Contemporary Political Communication

In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysisof the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politicstoday.
Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had aprofound impact upon the practice of politics and the way in whichit is now communicated. New forms of political participation haveemerged as a result and the political classes have increasinglyabsorbed the values of celebrity into their own PR strategies.Celebrity activists, endorsers, humanitarians and diplomats alsoplay a part in reconfiguring politics for a more fragmented andimage-conscious public arena.
In academic circles, celebrity may be viewed as a'manufactured product'; one fabricated by mediaexposure so that celebrity activists are no more than 'bardsof the powerful.' Mark Wheeler, however, provides a morenuanced critique contending that both celebrity politicians andpoliticized stars should be defined by their 'affectivecapacity' to operate within the public sphere. This timelybook will be a valuable resource for students of media andcommunication studies and political science as well as generalreaders keen to understand the nature and reach of contemporarycelebrity culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wheeler, Mark

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Celebrity Politics in an era of Late Modernity
2. A Historical Analysis of Celebrity Politics: The American Experience
3. The Mediatization of Celebrity Politics
4. Celebrity Politicians: Politicians as the Stars of Modern Election Campaigns
5. Politicized Celebrities: Agency and Activism
6. Transnational Celebrity Activism: Advocacy and Diplomacy
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Wheeler is Professor of Political Communications at London Metropolitan University