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Pulp Politics: How Political Advertising Tells the Stories of American Politics
Pulp Politics How Political Advertising Tells the Stories of American Politics Author:Glenn W. Richardson Jr. Pulp Politics helps us understand how political ads work by exploring how people think and feel, how our brains work, and how we tell and listen to stories. The book dissents from much popular and scholarly opinion that contends that political advertising only despoils democracy. It proposes that the fabric of popular culture, not the essentials... more » of informed consent, constitutes the communicative core of contemporary political campaigns. The book subjects campaign spots to compellingly detailed and nuanced analysis.« less