Democracy in the Age of New Media
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Democracy in the Age of New Media

The Politics of the Spectacle

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Democracy in the Age of New Media

The Politics of the Spectacle

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In the age of the spectacle, democracy has never looked so bleak. Our world, saturated with media and marketing, endlessly confronts us with spectacles vying for our attention: from Apple and 9/11 to Facebook and the global financial crisis. Democratic politics, by comparison, remain far from engaging. A society obsessed with spectacles results in a complete misfiring of the democratic system.
This book uses critical democratic theory to outline the effects of consumer culture on citizenship. It highlights the importance that public space plays in creating the critical culture necessary for a healthy democracy, and outlines how contemporary 'public' spaces – shopping centres, the Internet, social networking sites and suburban communities – contribute to this culture. Terrorism, ecological destruction and the financial crisis are also outlined as symptoms of the politics of the spectacle. The book concludes with some basic principles and novel suggestions which could be employed to avoid the pitfalls inherent in our spectacular existence.

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Publisher
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Year
2011
ISBN
9781453901335
Edition
1
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Communication Studies
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Credits for Lyrics and Artwork viii
  4. Introduction: The Concept of Democracy 1
  5. Part One: Critical Reflections on Modern Democracy
  6. Chapter One: The Agonistic Public Realm 11
  7. Chapter Two: Deliberative Democracy 27
  8. Chapter Three: Media, Technology and Democracy 42
  9. Part Two: Digital Spaces: Digital Selves
  10. Chapter Four: Introducing the Age of the Spectacle 65
  11. Chapter Five: The “Public” Realms of Spectacular Society 85
  12. Part Three: Spectacular ÂŽevolution: Democracy and the Spectacle
  13. Chapter Six: The Politics of the Spectacle 109
  14. Chapter Seven: Constructing a Critical Democratic Theory 131
  15. Conclusion: What Can Be Done? 151
  16. Notes 159
  17. Bibliography 167
  18. Index 175