The Politics of Spectacle and Emotion in the 2016 Presidential Campaign

• Main Author: Yates, Heather E. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in US Elections
• Subjects: United States-Politics and government.; Elections.; Political sociology.; Political communication.; US Politics.; Electoral Politics.; Political Sociology.; Political Communication.

This book examines the highly emotional context of the 2016 US presidential campaign through the scope of political theater and emotional attribution. It takes inventory of the political landscape that defined the campaign and advances the argument that the campaign's high intensity generated a...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Why Emotions Matter in Politics
• 2. The Year of 'Democrazy' and The Politics of Spectacle
• 3. The Politics of 'America First': Problematizing the Economy and Trade on The Campaign Tail
• 4. The Health of a Nation: The Politics and Legacy of Health Care Reform
• 5. Neo-Nativism and Global Frienemies: Feelings Toward Immigration and National Security Issues
• 6. God, Guns, and Bathrooms: Concepts of Morality on the Campaign Trail
• 7. Conclusion: The Campaign of Personalized Conflict.