[ecrea] Publication: Political Culture and Media Culture

As another British General election draws near, I would like to draw 
your attention to the publication, in a paperback edition, of the 2012 
book ‘Political Culture and Media Genre’, authors Kay Richardson, John 
Corner, Katy Parry, publisher Palgrave Macmillan.



In this book, we explore the forms and meanings of mediated politics 
beyond the news cycle – to the dramas, the sketches, the cartoons, the 
blogs and more through which politics is mediated to its national 
audiences.  The book has a particular interest in the ways that politics 
is dramatized, joked about and expressed within the world of 
entertainment, making an important contribution to the way that 
political ideas, feelings and values are circulated in society.



A key reference point for our study was the General Election of 2010, 
when Nick Clegg first came to prominence, where the British first 
experienced Leaders’ Debates and upon which many cartoonists and 
columnists exercised their satirical talents. It will be instructive to 
reflect back on this material in the context of the new political 
environment – some new political leaders (Ed Miliband), different kinds 
of proposed ‘debates’, but continuing concerns with national debt, 
education, the National Health Service, etc.



Thank you for your attention – apologies for the self-promotion.



Kay





Professor Kay Richardson

Head of Department

Department of Communication and Media

School of the Arts

19-23 Abercromby Square

Liverpool L69 7ZG
E: (kay100 /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)

W: http://www.liv.ac.uk/arts/


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