Mass Politics: The Politics of Popular Culture - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312219490 ISBN 13: 9780312219499

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Synopsis

Using popular culture as a lens through which to view political life, essays explore the interplay between popular culture and politics in the US, and encourage students to think critically about the ways in which popular culture shapes, reflects, and responds to the political climate. Discussion ranges from rap music to censorship to Murphy Brown. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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About the Author:

Daniel M. Shea is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Political Participation at Allegheny College. He is the author of several books on American politics, including TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACY: LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGNS AND POLITICAL PARTIES (1995), CAMPAIGN MODE: THE STRATEGY TACTICS AND ART OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT (1996 AND 2001), CAMPAIGN MODE: STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP IN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS (with Michael John Burton, 2002). Shea has edited numerous other books dealing with parties, elections, Congress, and the politics of the media, and has written articles for a number of journals. He lives in Meadville, PA with his wife Christine Gatto-Shea and three children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• ISBN 10: 0312219490
• ISBN 13: 9780312219499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 161