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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786446021

ISBN-139780786446025

eBay Product ID (ePID)117296052

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIconic Obama, 2007-2009 : Essays on Media Representations of the Candidate and New President

Publication Year2012

SubjectPolitical Process / Media & Internet, Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, General, Journalism, Popular Culture, Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

TypeTextbook

AuthorDerrais Carter

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-014908

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"fascinating text"-- Journal of American Culture ; "fascinating"-- American Studies ; "a well-done project"-- Journal of Communication Inquiry ., "fascinating text"- Journal of American Culture ; "fascinating"- American Studies ; "a well-done project"- Journal of Communication Inquiry .

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal973.932092

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction DERRAIS CARTER ONE--Forging a Brand: Introducing Obama-Mania Popular Culture in the Age of Obama ANGELA NELSON The Modern E Pluribus Unum Man: How Obama Constructed His American Identity from His Global Background ETSE SIKANKU AND NICHOLAS A. YANES Myth, Symbol, and the Branding of an American Presidency PATRICK B. ORAY TWO--Film and Television: Change Televised Character-in-Chief: Barack Obama and His Pop Culture Predecessors JUSTIN S. VAUGHN Barack Obama or B. Hussein? The Post-Racial Debate in Boston Legal JENNY BANH THREE--Hip-Hop Culture: Remixed Response to Obama's Popularity "The Audacity of Dope": Rap Music, Race, and the Obama Presidency TRAVIS L. GOSA The Politics of Tagging: Shepard Fairey's Obama ERIKA SCHNEIDER FOUR--Comic Books: Obama's Popularity and the Original Superhero Medium Obama and Spider-Man: A Meta-Data Media Analysis of an Unlikely Pairing ROBERT G. WEINER AND SHELLEY E. BARBA Comics and Politics: An Interview with Larry Hama, Creator of Barack the Barbarian NICHOLAS A. YANES FIVE--News Media and New Media: The Impact of Presidential News Politics and Digital Social Networks Change That Couldn't Happen: News Media's Commitment to Hegemonic Masculinity through Collective Memory in the 2008 Presidential Election ROBERT E. GUTSCHE, JR., JAMES CARVIOU, AND RAUF ARIF The President Speaks to America's Schoolchildren: Outline of a Brouhaha JOHN T. "JACK" BECKER Obama Jungle Fever: Interracial Desire on the Campaign Trail CAROLINE A. STREETER How to Understand Obama's Election News Coverage: An Interview with Daniel Berkowitz NICHOLAS A. YANES, WITH DERRAIS CARTER AND ROBERT E. GUTSCHE, JR. New Media's Impact on Elections: An Interview with Obama Girl Creator Ben Relles JAMES CARVIOU SIX--International Responses: Obama's Popularity Goes Global Obama for Obama: Barack Obama in Japanese Popular Culture YUYA KIUCHI Obama-Mania in Turkey: Popular Culture and the Forty-Fourth President of the United States in a Secular Muslim Nation ZAFER PARLAK AND TANFER EMIN TUNC France's News Media and Obama's French Popularity: Interview with Sébastian Compagnon NICHOLAS A. YANES Conclusion: What Happened to Obama-Mania? NICHOLAS A. YANES Appendix: A Bibliography of Obama in Comics NICHOLAS A. YANES About the Contributors Index

SynopsisHow is Barack Obama represented in popular culture? More than the United States' 44th president, he is also a lens through which we can examine politics, art, comics, and music in various contexts. The essays in this collection focus on the buildup to the 2008 election as well as Obama's first year as president, a brief historical moment in which "Obama" was synonymous with possibility. The contributors represent a variety of scholarly fields such as film, journalism, mass communication, popular culture and African American studies, each adding a unique perspective on Obama's relationship to American culture., How is Barack Obama represented in popular culture? He is more than the United States' 44th president, but is also a lens through which we can examine politics, art, comics, and music in local, national, and international contexts. These essays focus on the buildup to the 2008 election as well as Obama's first year as president, a brief historical moment in which 'Obama' was synonymous with possibility.

LC Classification NumberE908.3.I36 2012