A Genre Approach to Celebrity Politics: Global Patterns of Passage from Media to Politics

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Celebrity Politics: a Theoretical and Historical Perspective....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Female Models in Israeli Politics: from the Runway to TV, and from the Small Screen to the Knesset....Pages 19-31
Like Father Like Son: Converting Media Capital into Political Power (or, How an Israeli Television Presenter Became Finance Minister)....Pages 33-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Tropicalizing Politics: Gilberto Gil’s Perplexing Miscegenation of Music and Politics....Pages 55-74
The Harvard Lawyer vs the Bad Boy from the Bronx: Explaining the Political Performance Gaps between Rubén Blades and Willie Colón....Pages 75-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
The American Pattern of Celebrity Politics: from Military Role Model to Civilian Hero?....Pages 99-116
Entertainment Industries and ‘Liberal’ Celebrities: the Failure to Convert Attention into Political Power....Pages 117-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Juan Carlos Blumberg and the Populism of Fear Politics in Argentina: Converting Mediatic Crimes into Political Capital....Pages 137-151
Reality Shows and Celebrity Politics: a Fast Track for Novice Politicians?....Pages 153-170
Conclusions: Celebrity Capital and the Transition to Politics....Pages 171-175
Back Matter....Pages 177-233