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Democracy in the Age of New Media: The Politics of the Spectacle by Tauel Harper (Paperback, 2011)

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In the age of the spectacle, democracy has never looked so bleak. Our world, saturated with media and marketing, endlessly confronts us with spectacles vying for our attention: from Apple and 9/11 to Facebook and the global financial crisis. Democratic politics, by comparison, remain far from engaging. A society obsessed with spectacles results in a complete misfiring of the democratic system. This book uses critical democratic theory to outline the effects of consumer culture on citizenship. It highlights the importance that public space plays in creating the critical culture necessary for a healthy democracy, and outlines how contemporary 'public' spaces - shopping centres, the Internet, social networking sites and suburban communities - contribute to this culture. Terrorism, ecological destruction and the financial crisis are also outlined as symptoms of the politics of the spectacle. The book concludes with some basic principles and novel suggestions which could be employed to avoid the pitfalls inherent in our spectacular existence.

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PublisherPeter Lang

ISBN-139781433109102

eBay Product ID (ePID)115958589

Product Key Features

Number of Pages180 Pages

Publication NameDemocracy in the Age of New Media: the Politics of the Spectacle

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEngineering & Technology, Social Sciences, Computer Science, Marketing

Publication Year2011

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorTauel Harper

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height230 mm

Item Weight270 g

Item Width160 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Title_AuthorTauel Harper