Addresses some of the apparent successes and failures in spectacle production and reception
Uses historical case studies to explore the phenomenon of the spectacle
Explores how the rise of polarizing political figures such as as Donald Trump have been bolstered by spectacle

Autorentext

Brian M. Lowe is Associate Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Oneonta, USA. He holds degrees in sociology from Queen's University, Ontario, CA, and the University of Virginia, USA.

Inhalt

1. Emergence of Spectacles.- 2. Spectacular Theory.- 3. Building Spectacles through Bricolage.- 4. Spectacles of Power and the Power of Spectacles.- 5. Spectacular Locations.- 6. Spectacular Representations.- 7. Spectacular Animals. 8. Conclusion.- 9. Coda: The Election of Donald J. Trump and Spectacle.