Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity

Name: Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity
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ISBN: 9780742556348

ISBN-10: 0742556344

ISBN-13: 9780742556348

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jason Dittmer

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This innovative and entertaining textbook is the first to survey the field of popular geopolitics, exploring the relationship between popular culture and international relations from a geographical perspective. Each chapter focuses on a specific conceptdefining it, considering key debates, and offering a concrete case study such as first-person shooter video games, blogging, and comic books. Students will enjoy the text's accessibility and engaging examples, and instructors will appreciate the way the book brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary literature and makes it understandable and relevant.

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/16/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 204
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.01" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Popular Culture—Between Propaganda and Entertainment



Geopolitics: Histories, Discourses, and Mediation



Popular Culture: Theories, Methods, and Intertextuality



Representation of Place and the British Empire



Narration of Nation in the Post-WWII United States



Affect, Embodiment, and Military Video Games



The Active Audience and Evangelical Geopolitics



Hegemony, Subaltern Identities, and New Media



Conclusion: Identity, Subjectivity, and Going Forward


Bibliography


Index


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