The Play of Political Culture, Emotion and Identity [electronic resource] /
Yates, Candida.author.
Offering a uniquely 'psycho-cultural' take on the emotional dynamics of UK political culture this book uses theories and research in psychoanalysis, cultural and media studies and political sociology. It explores the cultural and emotional processes that shape our relationship to politics in a media age, referencing Joanna Lumley to Nigel Farage.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introducing Emotion, Identity and the Play of Political Culture; 2 Spinning the Unconscious and the Play of Flirtation in Political Culture; 3 The Dilemmas of Postfeminism and the Fantasies of Political Culture; 4 Political Culture and the Desire for Emotional Wellbeing; 5 The Absent Parent in Political Culture; 6 Moving Forward to the Past: Fantasies of Nation within UK Political Culture; 7 Reflections on the Psycho-Cultural Dynamics of Political Culture; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Offering a uniquely 'psycho-cultural' take on the emotional dynamics of UK political culture this book uses theories and research in psychoanalysis, cultural and media studies and political sociology. It explores the cultural and emotional processes that shape our relationship to politics in a media age, referencing Joanna Lumley to Nigel Farage.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Political science.
Communication.
Emotions.
Community psychology.
Environmental psychology.
Cultural studies.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Political Science.
Media Studies.
Emotion.
Community and Environmental Psychology.
Cultural Studies.