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This collection explores the politics, protest and resistance in recent popular culture and unpicks the significance of tv shows, music and celebrity culture that have played a critical role in exploring, critiquing and shaping contemporary society.
Sommario
Introduction
Part 1: Hashtag Activism, the Celebrity Politician and Celebrities in Politics
1. 'I miss the old Kanye': Keeping Up with Kanye, Kim and President Donald Trump, Giuliana Monteverde and Victoria McCollum
2. Unlikely Heroes? - Celebrity Activism in Times of Trump and Brexit, Sabrina Mittermeier
Part 2: Political Fiction, Fictional Politicians and Unbreakable Women
3. The Good Fight: The Subtle Dance of Race, Gender, and Politics, Maria Cipriani
4. Feeling Unbreakable: TV Heroines in the Age of Trump, Jennie Carlsten
Part 3: American Dystopia, Brexit Dreams and Waking Nightmares: The Cultural Politics of Horror and the Spectacle of Violence in the Brexit-Trump Era
5. In Trump's America, The Handmaid's Tale Matters More Than Ever, Stephanie Adams
6. 'Outrage is Immediate but Moviemaking Takes Time': 2018 and Horror Cinema's Direct Response to President Donald Trump, Todd K Platts and Kibiriti Majuto
7. The Media and the Normalisation of Right-Wing Violence in the age of Brexit and Trump, Jason Lee
Part 4: Aesthetics of Protest: Visibility, Visual Culture and Creative Communication
8. A Sign of the Times: Humorous Slogans and Imagery in Modern Day Political Protest, Ellie Tomsett and Nathalie Weidhase
9. What Anti-Trump Protest Looks Like: Visual Analysis of Women's March, Marjon Kenis and Hedwig de Smaele
10. 'Sing an Angry Song': The Impact of Political Choirs in the UK, Barbara Henderson
Part 5: Respect Existence or Expect Resistance: Identity Politics and Power in Popular American Sport
11. The Evolution: Women's Power in the Populist Politics of Monday Night Raw, Samantha Kise
12. Taking the Knee and Taking to the Streets: Narratives of Respect and Disrespect in the Black Lives Matter Movement, Elaine Crory
Conclusion
Info autore
Giuliana Monteverde is a Lecturer in Broadcast Production at Queens University, Belfast.
Victoria McCollum is a Lecturer in Cinematic Arts at Ulster University.
