Celebrity Politics and the Cultivation of Affect in the Public Sphere

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dc.contributor.advisorLandsberg, Alison
dc.contributor.authorHorwitz, Ariella Catherine
dc.creatorHorwitz, Ariella Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-28T10:20:42Z
dc.date.available2016-09-28T10:20:42Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractCelebrity political participation has become so commonplace in contemporary American life that it has come to be expected— it is hardly surprising when Lena Dunham joins Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, George Clooney visits Sudan, or Jennifer Lawrence writes an essay on the gender pay gap. Celebrity politics are also pervasive, resulting from the constant media coverage of celebrities. Yet, because news of celebrity politics appears alongside gossip stories and because celebrities can (and do) say stupid things, it makes it easier to discount celebrities as illegitimate and overlook them as potentially influential political agents. This ignores the powerful position of celebrities, who through existing media attention and branding are able to inform the political views of average citizen-subjects.
dc.format.extent363 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/10385
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2016 Ariella Catherine Horwitz
dc.subjectAmerican studies
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectAffect
dc.subjectAmerican cultural history
dc.subjectCelebrity politics
dc.subjectPublic sphere
dc.titleCelebrity Politics and the Cultivation of Affect in the Public Sphere
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineCultural Studies
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.

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