| Celebrity Politics Contributor(s): Wheeler, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745652492 ISBN-13: 9780745652498 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.2 |
| Series: Contemporary Political Communication |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today. Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had a profound impact upon the practice of politics and the way in which it is now communicated. New forms of political participation have emerged as a result and the political classes have increasingly absorbed the values of celebrity into their own PR strategies. Celebrity activists, endorsers, humanitarians and diplomats also play a part in reconfiguring politics for a more fragmented and image-conscious public arena. In academic circles, celebrity may be viewed as a 'manufactured product'; one fabricated by media exposure so that celebrity activists are no more than 'bards of the powerful.' Mark Wheeler, however, provides a more nuanced critique contending that both celebrity politicians and politicized stars should be defined by their 'affective capacity' to operate within the public sphere. This timely book will be a valuable resource for students of media and communication studies and political science as well as general readers keen to understand the nature and reach of contemporary celebrity culture. |
