A genre approach to celebrity politics : global patterns of passage from media to politics /: global patterns of passage from media to politics. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nahuel Ribke, University of Tel Aviv, Israel.
• Authors: Ribke, Nahuel, 1973-
• Contents: 1. Celebrity Politics: A Theoretical and Historical Perspective -- PART I: TELEVISION CELEBRITIES AND ISRAELI POLITICS -- 2. Female Models in Israeli Politics: From the Runway to TV, and from the Small Screen to the Knesset -- 3. Like Father Like Son: Converting Media Capital into Political Power (Or, How an Israeli TV Presenter Became Finance Minister) -- PART II: MAKING MUSIC MATTER: THE ELECTORAL POLITICS OF POP CELEBRITY IN LATIN AMERICA -- 4. Tropicalizing Politics: Gilberto Gil's perplexing Miscegenation of Music and Politics -- 5. The Harvard Lawyer against The Bad Boy from Bronx: Explaining the Political Performance Gaps Between Rub̌n Blades and Willie Col̤n -- PART III: CINEMA CELEBRITIES IN AMERICAN POLITICS -- 6. The American Pattern of Celebrity Politics: From 'Military' Role Model to Civilian Hero? -- 7. Entertainment Industries and 'Liberal' Celebrities: The Failure of Converting Attention into Political Power -- PART IV: CELETOID POLITICS: VICTIMS, HEROES AND ORDINARY PEOPLE AS A VALUABLE ELECTORAL ASSET -- 8. Juan Carlos Blumberg and the Populism of Fear Politics in Argentina: Converting Mediatic Crimes into Political Capital -- 9. Reality Shows and Celebrity Politics: An Accelerated Platform for Rookie Politicians?
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 212 pages)
• Subjects: 306.2; Political sociology; Celebrities -- Political activity; Popular culture -- Political aspects; Political culture; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Celebrities -- Political activity; Political culture; Political sociology; Popular culture -- Political aspects; Social Science -- General; Literary Criticism -- Children's Literature; Society & social sciences; Children's & teenage literature studies; Politics & government; Communication; Social sciences; Children's literature; Cultural policy; Social Science -- Media Studies; Media studies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137409393; 1137409398
• Related ISBNs: 9781349488650; 1349488658
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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