Hollywood Connection

The Influence of Fictional Media and Celebrity Politics on American Public Opinion

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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The Hollywood Connection: The Influence of Fictional Media and Celebrity Politics on American Public Opinion is one of the first edited volumes offered in the political science discipline on the effects of fictional media and celebrity on public opinion, and synthesizes many niche areas of research into single text. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of acknowledging a shift in academic focus away from the lateral interactions between celebrities and politicians (and in some cases celebrities becoming politicians) toward research that engages the American audience, as consumers of media, as a critical political component. The volume offers a collection of diverse research on questions treating the effects of fictional media on consumer audiences and the larger implications for American politics. This research collection offers both qualitative and quantitative data sources and showcases a variety of methodological approaches (experimental design, public opinion survey analysis, content analysis, etc.), robust theoretical applications, and encompasses a variety of conduits, ranging from television sitcoms to horror films to the action drama 24, that make it both compelling and timely.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-10-15
Mått:162 x 237 x 20 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:242
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498570473

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Timothy G. Hill is professor of political science at Doane University.Heather E. Yates is assistant professor of political science at the University of Central Arkansas.

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The past few decades have seen an increase in celebrity engagement with politics, symbolized in the election of Donald Trump. At the same time, commentators such as Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have also generated controversy through repeated assertions that fictional films and television shows might be delivering ideological messages to us or our children. This volume successfully connects the celebrity politics and fictional media literatures with eleven theoretically and methodologically diverse essays that greatly advance our understanding of Hollywood's impact(s) on American political behavior. Together, these studies 'set the agenda' for the celebrity politics and fictional media literatures for years to come.

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Introduction: Defining the Hollywood ConnectionTimothy G. Hill and Heather E. YatesMedia Ownership Concentration and Minority Representation in Prime Time Entertainment TelevisionKenneth MulliganLaughing at Women: An Examination of how Veep’s use of Satire Reinforces Negative Stereotypes of Women in PoliticsHeather E. YatesIf “This is What a Feminist Looks Like,” I Don’t Like ItKellee J. Kirkpatrick and James W. StoutenboroughCelebrity Policy Entrepreneurs Expand the Scope of ConflictDarin DeWitt“I’m a Ratings Machine!” Media Coverage and the Celebrity of Donald TrumpMark HarveyCan Celebrity Support Increase Presidential Popularity?Anthony NownesAttitudes Toward Torture: Analyzing the Effects of the Series 24Heather K. EvansJump Scare Politics: The Political Impact of Nonpolitical Horror FilmsTimothy G. Hill and Ashley R. Van FleetThe Hollywood Connection: A Roadmap for Future ResearchTimothy G. Hill and Heather E. Yates