{"product_id":"performing-politics-media-interviews-debates-and-press-conferences-hardback-9780745689616","title":"Performing Politics: Media Interviews, Debates and Press Conferences (Hardback) 9780745689616","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePerforming Politics: Media Interviews, Debates and Press Conferences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeoffrey Craig (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745689616, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 April 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.472 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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 true theatre of politics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEngaging and insightful, \u003ci\u003ePerforming Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to students and scholars of journalism, politics, linguistics, and media studies, as well as anyone concerned about the quality of contemporary political communication.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407341220120,"sku":"9780745689616","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745689616.jpg?v=1784163571","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/performing-politics-media-interviews-debates-and-press-conferences-hardback-9780745689616","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}