{"product_id":"performing-politics-9780745689616","title":"Performing Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor successful political leaders, public speaking is only half the battle. A good politician must also be a competent performer. Whether facing critical questions in an interview, posturing in a leaders' debate, or conversing on a daytime chat show, success is reliant upon a candidate's ability to dramatically but authentically impart a strong individual identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this innovative analysis, Geoffrey Craig looks at the interrogative exchanges between politicians and journalists. The power struggles and evasions in these encounters often leave the public exasperated, but it is the politicians' negotiation of these struggles that determines success. Drawing on analyses of the language and performances of leaders such as Barack Obama and David Cameron, Craig examines the particular kinds of interactions that occur across political interviews, debates, conferences, and talk shows. The political games that take place between politicians and journalists, he argues, constitute the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"How politicians perform seems to matter as much as what they claim to believe in. Crucial to the success of politicians� performances is media representation. Geoffrey Craig�s analysis of this process of making political subjectivities visible is both highly perceptive and rigorously systematic. This book makes an important contribution to the growing literature on the cultural sociology of political performance.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Stephen Coleman, University of Leeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   \"Geoffrey Craig�s study of broadcast political performance is a welcome addition to an expanding literature on the mediation of political communication and journalism. His cases and analyses will be essential reading for students of political communication in the age of mediation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Mediated Political Performance 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Political Games 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Political Interviews 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Leaders' Debates 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Press Conferences 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Current Affairs Forum Television 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Political Celebrity Interviews 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404430614871,"sku":"9780745689616","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745689616.jpg?v=1730486439","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/performing-politics-9780745689616","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}