Overview
- Examines the link between popular media and politics
- Investigates how concepts of power and utopian elements are reflected in movies and TV series
- Covers movies, such as The Godfather, and Fight Club, and TV series, such as House of Cards and Game of Thrones
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Political Sociology and Movies
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About this book
This book presents essays and scientific contributions examining the link between popular media and politics. The essays focus on the question of how political and social change, concepts of power, and utopian elements are reflected in selected films and television series. The book applies a political science perspective, covering theories from political philosophy, political sociology and international relations, and examines a wide range of movies and TV series, such as The Godfather, Fight Club, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. It will appeal to anyone interested in studying how political ideas, concepts and messages can be illustrated and visualized using the complex media of movies and TV series.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Interplay Between Political Theory and Movies
Book Subtitle: Bridging Two Worlds
Editors: Ulrich Hamenstädt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90731-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90730-7Published: 11 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08085-3Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90731-4Published: 01 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 247
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Theory, Media Research, Political Philosophy, Political Sociology, Cultural Studies, International Relations