ISBN:
9781137409393
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (251 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.2
Keywords:
Communication
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Communication
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Electronic books
Abstract:
"The study of celebrities has been the focus of several works from two main fields: Cultural Studies and Political Communication. But up until now, such works have produced only fragmented views of links between celebrity culture, the entertainment industries, and the political systems, which this book attempts to transcend. Analyzing the movement of celebrities to politics, this book contributes to a thorough understanding of the links between media industries and the political system, providing tools for grasping the varied ways in which media capital is converted into electoral power. To achieve this goal, Nahuel Ribke has assembled a wide range of data from the United States, Brazil and Israel, providing a complex comparative view of the migration of celebrities to politics, which incorporates a historical and cultural analysis, an examination of the respective political institutions, as well as an understanding of the impact local cultural industries had on the development of celebrity politics"--.
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Celebrity Politics: a Theoreticaland Historical Perspective -- Part I Television Celebrities andIsraeli Politics -- 2 Female Models in Israeli Politics:from the Runway to TV, and fromthe Small Screen to the Knesset1 -- 3 Like Father Like Son:Converting Media Capitalinto Political Power (or, Howan Israeli Television PresenterBecame Finance Minister) -- Part II Making Music Matter:the Electoral Politics of PopCelebrity in Latin America -- 4 Tropicalizing Politics: GilbertoGil's Perplexing Miscegenationof Music and Politics -- 5 The Harvard Lawyer vs the BadBoy from the Bronx: Explainingthe Political Performance Gapsbetween Rubén Blades andWillie Colón -- Part III Cinema Celebrities inAmerican Politics -- 6 The American Pattern ofCelebrity Politics: from MilitaryRole Model to Civilian Hero? -- 7 Entertainment Industries and'Liberal' Celebrities: the Failureto Convert Attention intoPolitical Power -- Part IV Celetoid Politics: Victims,Heroes, and Ordinary Peopleas a Valuable Electoral Asset -- 8 Juan Carlos Blumberg andthe Populism of Fear Politics inArgentina: Converting MediaticCrimes into Political Capital -- 9 Reality Shows and CelebrityPolitics: a Fast Track forNovice Politicians? -- Conclusions: Celebrity Capitaland the Transition to Politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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