Douglas Kellner's Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: 9/11, the War on Iraq, and Election 2004 investigates the role of the media in the momentous poli
Through analysis of several media spectacles - including the O.J. Simpson trial, Elvis, the X-Files and the Clinton sex scandals - Kellner draws insights into m
In the age of the spectacle, democracy has never looked so bleak. Our world, saturated with media and marketing, endlessly confronts us with spectacles vying fo
The battle for the White House following the election of November 7, 2000, was one of the major media spectacles in American history. From the uncertainty of el
Explores ways in which crises highlight the problematic issues of media performance in democratic states. The book examines the relationship between communicati