Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin
Emotions, Media and Politics
Emotions have long been neglected in media research, although their role is a vital ingredient in shaping our shared stories and the ways we engage with them.But emotions, as they circulate through the media, can also be divisive and exclusionary.
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen makes the case for researching the role of emotions in mediated politics. Drawing on a series of studies, she explores the complex relationship between emotions, politics and media. The book includes analyses of how Facebook structures emotional reactions; the anger of Donald Trump; the use of personal storytelling in feminist Twitter hashtags; the role of emotionality in award-winning journalism; and the communities created by political fandoms.
Essential reading for scholars and students, this important volume opens up new ways of thinking about and researching emotions, media and politics.
Keywords: emotions, media and public life; emotions; media; public life; politics; participation; journalism, Communication Studies, Political Communication, Communication Studies, Political Communication
- Author(s)
- Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2019
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Contemporary Political Communication
- Page amount
- 248 pages
- Category
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781509531431
- Printed ISBN
- 9780745661056