Celebrity politics

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Label

Celebrity politics

Statement of responsibility

Mark Wheeler

Creator

• Wheeler, Mark, (College teacher)

Subject

• Celebrities -- Political activity
• Politicians -- Public opinion
• Politics and culture -- Great Britain
• Politics and culture -- United States
• Public relations and politics

Language

eng

Summary

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 --

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Provided by Publisher

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography