The politics of popular culture : negotiating power, identity, and place /
edited by Tim Nieguth.
- Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource (vi, 200 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part one : Negotiating order and authority -- Part two : Neotiating the nation-state -- Part three : Negotiating collective identity -- Part four : Conclusion.
Examines the relationship between popular culture and politics. This book stresses that popular culture is politically important because it reflects and operates within broader socio-political conditions, can transport political ideas and ideologies, and is a site where identities and institutions are shaped, contested, and reproduced.