Media and Power
About the Book Series
Media and Power is a series that publishes work uniting media studies with studies of power.
This innovative and original series features books that challenge, even transcend, conventional disciplinary boundaries, construing both media and power in the broadest possible terms. At the same time, books in the series are designed to fit into several different types of college courses in political science, public policy, communication, journalism, media, history, film, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies.
Intended for the scholarly, text, and trade markets, the series should attract authors and inspire and provoke readers.
Art/Museums: International Relations Where We Least Expect it
1st Edition
By Christine Sylvester
July 30, 2009
Art/Museums takes the study of international relations to the art museum. It seeks to persuade those who study international relations to take art/museums seriously and museum studies to take up the insights of international relations. And it does so at a time when both international relations and ...
Netroots: Online Progressives and the Transformation of American Politics
1st Edition
By Matthew Robert Kerbel
April 30, 2009
The progressive "netroots," fueled by bloggers writing on websites like the Daily Kos and working through online organizations like MoveOn, are on the verge of spearheading a revolution that may well define the coming political era. Still, their purpose, goals, and track record remain largely ...
Spinner in Chief: How Presidents Sell Their Policies and Themselves
1st Edition
By Stephen J. Farnsworth
September 30, 2008
As the U.S. enters the last lap of the 2008 presidential election season, the media and the candidates are in full gear exploiting each other, often at the expense of public information and awareness. This book looks at how presidents and presidential candidates use television, the Internet, and ...
Age of Oprah: Cultural Icon for the Neoliberal Era
1st Edition
By Janice Peck
May 30, 2008
Over the last two decades Oprah Winfrey's journey has taken her from talk show queen to-as Time Magazine has asserted-"one of the most important figures in popular culture." Through her talk show, magazine, website, seminars, charity work, and public appearances, her influence in the social, ...
Mousepads, Shoe Leather, and Hope: Lessons from the Howard Dean Campaign for the Future of Internet Politics
1st Edition
By Zephyr Teachout, Thomas Streeter
September 30, 2007
Howard Dean's campaign for president changed the way in which campaigns are run today. With an unlikely collection of highly talented and motivated staffers drawn from a variety of backgrounds, the Dean campaign transformed the way in which money was raised and supporters galvanized by using the ...