Popular Culture and the Future of Politics - Cultural Studies and the Tao of South Park (Hardcover, New)

Popular Culture and the Future of Politics: Cultural Studies and the Tao of South Park argues that progressives should conceive the connections between media, policy, and culture beyond the limits of "politics" and "news." With sustained analyses of groundbreaking contemporary examples of what has become known as "convergence culture," Ted Gournelos brings together a wide range of media without sacrificing depth. His examples, such as South Park, The Simpsons, The Onion, The Daily Show, Chappelle's Show, and The Boondocks, are chosen for their political scope and social impact and demonstrate the ways in which what we know as "politics" is rapidly changing. The book's forays into established fields like feminist, race, and queer theory are combined with perspectives drawn from political economy and rhetoric to demonstrate the power of irony, humor, and cultural dissonance in modern approaches to dissonant cultural politics.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Critical Studies in Television
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Ted Gournelos
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-3720-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television
LSN:	0-7391-3720-4
Barcode:	9780739137208

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