Celebrity politics and cultural studies within the United States and United Kingdom
Celebrity politicians are having a profound impact on the practice of politics within the United States and United Kingdom in the 21st century. With the adoption of social media platforms, celebrity and image candidates have deployed new strategies for attracting constituents. Taken together, the pr...
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| description | Celebrity politicians are having a profound impact on the practice of politics within the United States and United Kingdom in the 21st century. With the adoption of social media platforms, celebrity and image candidates have deployed new strategies for attracting constituents. Taken together, the proliferation of celebrity politics and the ubiquity of digital platforms have fostered a unique atmosphere in the contemporary political moment, wherein “outsider” candidates may leverage their fame to launch themselves into the public spotlight. In turn, through their celebrity brands and digital presence both populists such as the U.S. President Donald Trump and left-wing leaders including U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have established an “authenticity” in which they “occupy” a public space to define their candidacies. Consequently, as celebrities and image candidates promote political agendas among target audiences/citizens, it is necessary to reflect upon their significance in election campaigns, policy agendas, and activism. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:34482020-04-28T14:57:31Z https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3448/ Celebrity politics and cultural studies within the United States and United Kingdom Wheeler, Mark 300 Social sciences 320 Political science Celebrity politicians are having a profound impact on the practice of politics within the United States and United Kingdom in the 21st century. With the adoption of social media platforms, celebrity and image candidates have deployed new strategies for attracting constituents. Taken together, the proliferation of celebrity politics and the ubiquity of digital platforms have fostered a unique atmosphere in the contemporary political moment, wherein “outsider” candidates may leverage their fame to launch themselves into the public spotlight. In turn, through their celebrity brands and digital presence both populists such as the U.S. President Donald Trump and left-wing leaders including U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have established an “authenticity” in which they “occupy” a public space to define their candidacies. Consequently, as celebrities and image candidates promote political agendas among target audiences/citizens, it is necessary to reflect upon their significance in election campaigns, policy agendas, and activism. Oxford University Press 2018-08-20 Article PeerReviewed text en https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/3448/1/Mark%20Wheeler%20ORE%20Celebrity%20Politics.pdf Wheeler, Mark (2018) Celebrity politics and cultural studies within the United States and United Kingdom. Oxford Research Encyclopeadia. 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.620 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.620 |
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| title | Celebrity politics and cultural studies within the United States and United Kingdom |
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| title_short | Celebrity politics and cultural studies within the United States and United Kingdom |
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| topic | 300 Social sciences 320 Political science |
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