Popular Culture, Geopolitics, and Identity
by Dittmer, JasonFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-04-16
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary
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.
Author Biography
Jason Dittmer is lecturer in human geography at University College London.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction: Popular Culture—Between Propaganda and Entertainment | p. xv |
| Geopolitics: Histories, Discourses, and Mediation | p. 1 |
| Popular Culture: Theories, Methods, and Intertextuality | p. 23 |
| Representation of Place and the British Empire | p. 47 |
| Narration of Nation in the Post-WWII United States | p. 69 |
| Affect, Embodiment, and Military Video Games | p. 91 |
| The Active Audience and Evangelical Geopolitics | p. 111 |
| Hegemony, Subaltern Identities, and New Media | p. 133 |
| Conclusion: Identity, Subjectivity, and Going Forward | p. 155 |
| Bibliography | p. 165 |
| Index | p. 173 |
| About the Author | p. 181 |
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