Entertaining the Citizen: When Politics and Popular Culture Converge

By Liesbet van Zoonen

Book Overview

Can politics be combined with entertainment? Can political involvement and participation be fun? Politics and popular culture are converging all the time, whether it's in Arnold Schwarzenegger's election as governor of California or in political television dramas and movies like The West Wing and Dave. This book encourages readers to think about how links between entertainment and politics have the potential to rejuvenate citizenship, endorse civic values, and sustain civic commitment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074252907X
• ISBN13: 9780742529076
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"