Media and the restyling of politics : consumerism, celebrity and cynicism / edited by John Corner and Dick Pels.

Other author Corner, John, 1943-
Other author Pels, Dick, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 2003.
Descriptionviii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction : The re-styling of politics / John Corner, Dick Pels -- Democracy's inner voice : political style as unintended consequence of political action / Frank Ankersmit -- Aesthetic representation and political style : re-balancing identity and difference in media democracy / Dick Pels -- Mediated persona and political culture / John Corner -- The celebrity politician : political style and popular culture / John Street -- 'After Dallas and Dynasty we have...democracy' : articulating soap, politics and gender / Liesbet van Zoonen -- Citizen consumers : towards a new marketing of politics? / Margaret Scammell -- Lifestyle politics and citizen-consumers : identity, communication and political action in late modern society / W. Lance Bennett -- Reconfiguring civic culture in the new media milieu / Peter Dahlgren -- Popular culture and mediated politics : intellectuals, elites and democracy / Jon Simons -- Marked bodies : environmental activism and political semiotics / Bronislaw Szerszynski.
Abstract "Within media research and cultural studies, the mediation of politicians and the play-off between versions of high and low politics are attracting increasing interest. Media and the Restyling of Politics brings together the work of leading academics in media and cultural studies to pursue an agenda of research, analysis and debate about the changing nature of political culture and its mediation. The contributors question the ways in which emerging forms of political style relate not only to new conventions of celebrity and publicity but to ideas about representation, citizenship and the democratic process. Topics covered include: celebrity politicians, the marketing of politics, identity and popular culture." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0657/2004296194-d.html.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004296194
ISBN0761949208
ISBN9780761949206
ISBN0761949216 (PBK.)
ISBN9780761949213 (PBK.)

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