Center Stage Media and the Performance of American Politics |
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| Author:
| Woodward, Gary C. |
| Series title: | Communication, Media, and Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-3565-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.00 |
Book Description:
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Exploring political communication as theater,
Center Stage shows how American civic culture is both enriched and diminished by the ways journalists organize narratives about civic life. This up-to-date text focuses on issues such as politics as representational theater, economic forces shaping political media, and growth of new media. Covering contexts from the presidency and Congress to political art,
Center Stage suggests additional pathways for imagining our national...
More DescriptionExploring political communication as theater, Center Stage shows how American civic culture is both enriched and diminished by the ways journalists organize narratives about civic life. This up-to-date text focuses on issues such as politics as representational theater, economic forces shaping political media, and growth of new media. Covering contexts from the presidency and Congress to political art, Center Stage suggests additional pathways for imagining our national life, including Internet-supported activism and innovative uses of documentary film.