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The Hollywood Connection : The Influence of Fictional Media and Celebrity Politics on American Public Opinion.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (243 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498570480
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Hollywood ConnectionDDC classification:
  • 305.52
LOC classification:
  • P96.P832 H655 2018
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Defining the Hollywood Connection -- Chapter 2 Media Ownership Concentration and Minority Representation in Prime Time Entertainment Television -- Chapter 3 Laughing at Women: An Examination of How Veep's Use of Satire Reinforces Negative Stereotypes of Women in Politics -- Chapter 4 If "This is What a Feminist Looks Like," I Don't Like It -- Chapter 5 Celebrity Policy Entrepreneurs Expand the Scope of Conflict -- Chapter 6 "I'm a Ratings Machine!" Media Coverage and the Celebrity of Donald Trump -- Chapter 7 Can Celebrity Support Increase Presidential Popularity? -- Chapter 8 Attitudes toward Torture Analyzing the Effects of the Series 24 -- Chapter 9 Jump Scare Politics The Political Impact of Nonpolitical Horror Films -- Chapter 10 The Hollywood Connection A Roadmap for Future Research -- Index -- About the Contributors.
Summary: The Hollywood Connection argues that celebrity politics may matter in broader settings than previously understood. The questions presented in this collection are compelling and timely; the diverse methodologies and robust theoretical applications show the effects of fictional media on consumer audiences and implications for American politics.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Defining the Hollywood Connection -- Chapter 2 Media Ownership Concentration and Minority Representation in Prime Time Entertainment Television -- Chapter 3 Laughing at Women: An Examination of How Veep's Use of Satire Reinforces Negative Stereotypes of Women in Politics -- Chapter 4 If "This is What a Feminist Looks Like," I Don't Like It -- Chapter 5 Celebrity Policy Entrepreneurs Expand the Scope of Conflict -- Chapter 6 "I'm a Ratings Machine!" Media Coverage and the Celebrity of Donald Trump -- Chapter 7 Can Celebrity Support Increase Presidential Popularity? -- Chapter 8 Attitudes toward Torture Analyzing the Effects of the Series 24 -- Chapter 9 Jump Scare Politics The Political Impact of Nonpolitical Horror Films -- Chapter 10 The Hollywood Connection A Roadmap for Future Research -- Index -- About the Contributors.

The Hollywood Connection argues that celebrity politics may matter in broader settings than previously understood. The questions presented in this collection are compelling and timely; the diverse methodologies and robust theoretical applications show the effects of fictional media on consumer audiences and implications for American politics.

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