John Street 
Politics and Popular Culture 

In an age where film stars become presidents and politicians appear in pop videos, politics and popular culture have become inextricably interlinked. In this exciting new book, John Street provides a broad survey and analysis of this relationship.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: The Political and the Popular:.

1. Passion, populism, politics.

2. Popular culture as politics.

3. Politics as popular culture.

Part II: Governing Global Culture:.

4. All around the world: the global politics of popular
culture.

5. Ruling the waves: the state and popular culture.

6. The local politics of popular culture.

Part III: Political Theory/Cultural Theory:.

7. Cultural theories of politics.

8. Political theories of culture.

9. The politics of judgement: from condemnation to
commendation.

10. Political pleasures.

Bibliography.

Index.

Om författaren

John Franklin Street is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004.