Daisy Contributor(s): Devine, Sean (Author) |
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ISBN: 1772011851 ISBN-13: 9781772011852 Publisher: Talonbooks OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian - Drama | American - General |
Dewey: 812.6 |
LCCN: 2017491702 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Based on true events, Daisy is a political drama that presents the moment in TV history that ushered in the age of negative advertising and forever changed how we elect our leaders. It also tells the more cynical tale of how a nation got led into war, distracted by the "packaging" of a seemingly peaceful U.S. president. Daisy explores the art and science of political manipulation, the forces at play on public consciousness in our mediated world, and the impact that fear has had on our democracy. Set during the 1964 U.S. presidential election, with brutal race riots erupting across America, the play takes place in the high-pressure advertising world of Madison Avenue: a group of "ad men" working for Lyndon Johnson unleash the most powerful political commercial ever conceived, the "Daisy" ad. War was the objective. Peace was the bait. Everyone got duped. Daisy is further example of Canadian playwright Sean Devine's use of historic events to shine new light onto contemporary questions. The tools and impacts of "negative advertising" that were unleashed in 1964 have bored their way deeper and deeper into our television screens and our individual consciousness ever since. And as for the art of political deception and distraction, who knows how low we can go? |