Overview
This timely, highly readable edited collection undertakes an interdisciplinary analysis of the innovative ways in which both the political process and the entertainment industry appeal to voters under the age of 30 and how the intended audience receives these endeavors. Along the way, contributors shed light on the state of the modern American political system and its relationship to entertainment and popular culture. By integrating academic investigations with a 'real-world' point of view, the essays in this collection present information in an engaging, accessible manner that will show readers how the articulation of youth culture has influenced the political engagement of young voters.
Full Product Details
Author: Tony Kelso ,
Brian Cogan ,
Marco Calavita ,
Xiaoxia Cao
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Lexington Books
Dimensions:
Width: 16.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.562kg
ISBN: 9780739122303
ISBN 10: 0739122304
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 26 September 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
As young citizens demonstrate a renewed engagement with the political world, the need for scholarly investigations into the popular avenues through which such engagements are encouraged and facilitated couldn t be greater. Kelso and Cogan move us beyond debates of legitimacy for such pop cultural forums, and instead provide an assemblage of thoughtful scholars who smartly interrogate the myriad mediated means through which young people encounter politics. Students will enjoy this book because it takes them, their media, and their politics seriously.--Jones, Jeffrey P.
Do tv shows like The Daily Show and online phenomena like The Obama Girl dumb down political conversations, or do they invite young adults to join the discussion? Exploring several developments at the intersection of politics and entertainment, this lively book provides great fodder for debating this topic, and college students especially will find it a compelling read. -- Lynn Schofield Clark As young citizens demonstrate a renewed engagement with the political world, the need for scholarly investigations into the popular avenues through which such engagements are encouraged and facilitated couldn't be greater. Kelso and Cogan move us beyond debates of legitimacy for such pop cultural forums, and instead provide an assemblage of thoughtful scholars who smartly interrogate the myriad mediated means through which young people encounter politics. Students will enjoy this book because it takes them, their media, and their politics seriously. -- Jones, Jeffrey P. An intriguing and insightful journey through the emerging forms of civic discourse. Well grounded in recent scholarship on political communication...This volume provides an excellent starting point for informed discussion and future research. Highly recommended. Choice, May 2009 Popular culture and political culture are all too often segregated and compartmentalized, when in fact they are altogether interdependent, and at times uniquely synergistic. Kelso and Cogan bridge a longstanding chasm in the scholarly literature with this groundbreaking anthology. -- Lance A. Strate
Do tv shows like The Daily Show and online phenomena like The Obama Girl dumb down political conversations, or do they invite young adults to join the discussion? Exploring several developments at the intersection of politics and entertainment, this lively book provides great fodder for debating this topic, and college students especially will find it a compelling read. -- Lynn Schofield Clark, author of From Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media, and the Supernatural As young citizens demonstrate a renewed engagement with the political world, the need for scholarly investigations into the popular avenues through which such engagements are encouraged and facilitated couldn't be greater. Kelso and Cogan move us beyond debates of legitimacy for such pop cultural forums, and instead provide an assemblage of thoughtful scholars who smartly interrogate the myriad mediated means through which young people encounter politics. Students will enjoy this book because it takes them, their media, and their politics seriously. -- Jeffrey P. Jones, author of Entertaining Politics: New Political Television and Civic Culture An intriguing and insightful journey through the emerging forms of civic discourse. Well grounded in recent scholarship on political communication...This volume provides an excellent starting point for informed discussion and future research. Highly recommended. CHOICE, May 2009 Popular culture and political culture are all too often segregated and compartmentalized, when in fact they are altogether interdependent, and at times uniquely synergistic. Kelso and Cogan bridge a longstanding chasm in the scholarly literature with this groundbreaking anthology. -- Lance A. Strate, President of the Media Ecology Association
Author Information
Brian Cogan is associate professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Molloy College. Tony Kelso is associate professor of mass communication at Iona College.
