RELATIONSHIP:CELEBRITIES CULTURAL INDUS POLITICS

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1 Syllabus RELATIONSHIP:CELEBRITIES CULTURAL INDUS POLITICS Last update HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master) Responsible Department: Cultural Studies Program Academic year: 1 Semester: 1st Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Nahuel Ribke Coordinator nahuerib@gmail.com Coordinator Office Hours: Teaching Staff: Nahuel Ribke page 1 / 5

2 Course/Module description: Since Ronald Reagans election as the United States President in 1980, there is a growing interest among the academic disciplines of communications and political sciences in the strengthening links between politics and the mass media and politics, and the entertainment industries in particular. During the last two decades many media celebrities have embarked on political careers as candidates or public officials, attracting wide media coverage and provoking an avid debate among scholars and common people about the quality of democracy The course will discuss and analyze the relationship between celebrities, cultural industries and politics. It proposes to move away from the abstract generalizations regarding the mediatization process, pointing to particular dynamics that evolved within different historical periods, cultures and fields within the cultural industries. During the course we will examine some case studies showing how global technologies and economics as well as local cultural patterns shape the models of interaction between celebrities and politics. Course/Module aims: The course aims to give the students analytical tools for a comprehensive understanding of Celebrity phenomenon since the early twentieth century until our days. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1_At the end of the course, students must be acquainted with the basic academic literature on celebrity studies. 2_They should also be able to materialize their knowledge while analizing particular cases on their own. 3_Students should understand the different mechanisms that transforms symbolic capital gained through media exposure into other forms of capital. Attendance requirements(%): 80% Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lecture Course/Module Content: 1. Introduction: Celebrities and Social Theory page 2 / 5

3 2. Celebrities as a Text, Celebrities as Ideology and Celebrities as Industry 3. Hollywood during the Cold War: Ronald Reagan continuous performance 4. Hard Bodies Politics: Reagan`s Cultural and Political Legacy 5. Politicians as Celebrities: Personalization and Intimization of Electoral Politics 5. Rock Star as Politician: Agents of Change, Marketization and Self Branding 6. Entrepeneur as Celebrities and Celebrities as Entrepeneurs. 7. Politicians as Celebrities: Personalization and Intimization of Electoral Politics 8. Sport Icons, Ideology and Politics Required Reading: Alberoni, F. (1972). The Powerless Elite: Theory and Soociological research. Stardom and Celerity: A Reader. S. Redmond and S. Holmes. London, Sage: decordova, R. (2007). The Emergence of the Star System in America. Stardom and Celebrity: A Reader. S. Redmond and S. Holmes, Sage: Braudy, L. (2007). The Dream of Acceptability. Stardom and Celebrity: A Reader. S. Redmond and S. Holmes. London, Sage: Marshall, P. D. (1997). Celebrity and power : fame in contemporary culture. Minneapolis, Minn., University of Minnesota Press: Holmes, S. (2005). " Starring Dyer?: Re-visiting Star Studies and Contemporary Celebrity Culture." Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture 2(2): page 3 / 5

4 Gamson, J. (1994). Industrial Strenght Celebrity. Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America. J. Gamson. Berkeley, University of California Press: Rogin, M. P. (1987). Ronald Reagan, the movie and other episodes in political demonology. Berkeley, University of California Press. Vaughn, S. (1994). Ronald Reagan in Hollywood. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Kimmel, M. S. (2006). Manhood in America: A Cultural History. New York, Oxford University Press. Jarecki, E. (2011). Reagan, an American Idol, HBO. Messner, M. A. (2007). "The Masculinity of the Governator: Muscle and Compassion in American Politics." Gender & Society 21(4): Jeffords, S. (1994). Hard bodies : Hollywood masculinity in the Reagan era. New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers University Press. Conley, A. and D. Schultz (2000). "Jesse Ventura and the Brave New World of Politainer Politics." Journal of American & Comparative Cultures 23(3): Street, J. (2002). "Bob, Bono and Tony B: the popular artist as politician." Media Culture Society 24( ). Eyerman, R. and A. Jamison (1995). "Social Movements and Cultural Transformation: popular music in the 1960s." Media Culture & Society 17: Waldman, T. (2003). We All Want to Change the World: Rock and Politics from Elvis to Eminem. Lanham, Taylor Littler, J. (2007). Celebrity CEOs and the Cultural Economy of Tabloid Intimacy. Stardom and celebrity: a reader S. Redmond and S. Holmes, Sage: Boyle, R. and L. Kelly (2010). "The celebrity entrepreneur on television: profile, politics and power." Celebrity Studies 1(3): Lily Elizabeth Miller (2004). The Changing Nature of Celebrity from Entertainer to Entrepreneur: Oprah Winfrey as Tastemaker Communication Street, J. (2004). "British Journal of Politics & International Relations." Celebrity page 4 / 5

5 Powered by TCPDF ( Politicians: Popular Culture and Political Representation 6: Kellner, D. (2009). "Barack Obama and Celebrity Spectacle1." International Journal of Communication 3: West, D. M. and J. M. Orman (2003). Celebrity Politics. Upper Saddle River, Prentice Hall. Salazar-Sutil, N. (2011). "Maradona Inc : Performance politics off the pitch." International Journal of Cultural Studies 11(4): Hartmann, D. (1996). "The Politics of Race and Sport: Resistance and Domination in the 1968 African American Olympic Protest Movement." Ethnic and Racial Studies 19(03): Corrigan, P. (2001). Imra Khan: The road from cricket to politics. Sport Stars: The Cultural Politics of Sporting Celebrity. D. L. Andrews and S. J. Jackson. London, Routledge: Archetti, E. P. (2001). The Spectacle of a Heroic Life: The Case of Diego Maradona. Sport stars: the cultural politics of sporting celebrity. D. L. Andrews and S. J. Jackson. New York, Routledge: Additional Reading Material: Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 0 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 10 % Project work 80 % Assignments 10 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: page 5 / 5