07552nam a22006015i 4500 978-3-031-63168-9 DE-He213 20251030112704.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240801s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031631689 978-3-031-63168-9 10.1007/978-3-031-63168-9 doi JK1-9993 JL1-3899 JP bicssc 1K bicssc POL040000 bisacsh JP 1K thema Twombly, Jim. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 81700 Political Scandal and American Pop Culture [electronic resource] : Sex, Power, and Cover-Ups / by Jim Twombly. 2nd ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2024. XIV, 277 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter 1: Introduction and Definitions -- Chapter 2: Watergate and its Legacy -- Chapter 3: Koreagate, Abscam, and Iran-Contra -- Chapter 4: From Monkey Business to Monicagate: Hijinks on the high seas, Whitewater, a Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy and the Rise of Fox News -- Chapter 5: Governors Gone Wild: Buying Sex, Selling Senate Seats, and Hiking the Appalachian Trail -- Chapter 6: What’s in the Water on Capitol Hill? -- Chapter 7: Clinton Scandals – 21st Century Version, but not Bill -- Chapter 8: Drinking from the Firehose: Trump, Social Media, and Late Night Comedy -- Chapter 9: Still Thirsty? More Firehose, but not January 6th -- Chapter 10: Hiding Behind the Robes: Clarence Thomas and Judicial Scandal -- Chapter 11: Lying in its Own Right, not Connected to Cover-ups: George Santos -- Chapter 12: Rudy Giuliani -- Chapter 13: The BIG Lie, Pop Culture, and Threats to American Democracy -- Chapter 14 : A Conclusion. “The second edition of Jim Twombly’s excellent Political Scandal and American Pop Culture: Sex, Power, and Cover Ups seeks to understand why some political scandals transcend normal politics to become an indelible feature of American culture. By avoiding a discussion of “ordinary corruption,” Twombly explores the cultural relevance of many headline-grabbing episodes, including Ralph Northam, Andrew Cuomo, George Santos, and Donald Trump. Political Scandal and American Pop Culture: Sex, Power, and Cover Ups is a useful, instructive, and entertaining introduction to an important and timely subject.” –J. Michael Martinez, Ass “The second edition of Jim Twombly’s excellent Political Scandal and American Pop Culture: Sex, Power, and Cover Ups seeks to understand why some political scandals transcend normal politics to become an indelible feature of American culture. Twombly explores the cultural relevance of many headline-grabbing episodes, including Ralph Northam, Andrew Cuomo, George Santos, and Donald Trump. A useful, instructive, and entertaining introduction to an important and timely subject.” — J. Michael Martinez, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Georgia Gwinnett College, USA “What could be timelier than a book on scandal and pop culture in contemporary politics? Twombly’s book traces scandals in pop culture from Nixon to Trump, foregrounding the way their potent mix threaten to undermine the very foundations of American democracy. Essential reading for our times!” — Susan Burgess, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Political Science, Ohio University When does a scandal enter our popular culture? This book provides a newer definition of political scandal and applies it in a way to remove “ordinary corruption” from the discussion. It then defines pop culture and examines how scandal and pop culture interact. Analyzing editorial cartoons, Broadway shows, music, movies, television, and more, Twombly asserts the positive and negative impacts of scandal as pop culture on our democratic politics. This new edition builds on the previous book with analysis of January 6th, George Santos, allegations of election fraud, and Rudy Giuliani. This book works well as a supplement in a course on American Government, in American Studies, and is aimed at a wide range of readers from college freshmen to more advanced scholars and political junkies. Jim Twombly is Professor Emeritus of American Politics at Elmira College, USA. He is the author of The Progression of the American Presidency: Individuals, Empire, and Change (Palgrave Macmillan 2013), as well as five other books, a number of journal articles, book reviews, and conference papers. Dr. Twombly is also a political analyst on WENY-TV in Elmira. istant Professor of Legal Studies, Georgia Gwinnett College, USA “What could be timelier than a book on scandal and pop culture in contemporary politics? Twombly’s book traces scandals in pop culture from Nixon to Trump, foregrounding the way their potent mix threaten to undermine the very foundations of American democracy. Essential reading for our times!” –Susan Burgess, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Political Science, Ohio University This book provides a newer definition of political scandal and applies it in a way to remove “ordinary corruption” from the discussion. It then defines pop culture and examines how scandal and pop culture interact. The discussion addresses the question: when does a scandal actually enter into our pop culture. The mechanisms or vehicles by which this occurs include editorial cartoons, Broadway shows, music, movies, television, and more. The first chapter lays out the two main definitions and gives a bit of historical background to the discussion that follows. This new edition builds on the previous book with analysis of January 6th, George Santos, allegations of election fraud, and Rudy Giuliani. This book works well as a supplement in a course on American Government, in American Studies, and is aimed at a wide range of readers from college freshmen to more advanced scholars and political junkies. Jim Twombly is Professor Emeritus of American Politics at Elmira College, USA. He is the author of The Progression of the American Presidency: Individuals, Empire, and Change (Palgrave Macmillan 2013), as well as five other books, a number of journal articles, book reviews, and conference papers. Dr. Twombly is also a political analyst on WENY-TV in Elmira. America Politics and government. 69475 World politics. 58105 Popular Culture. 57605 Communication. 59615 Ethnology America. 66658 Culture. 59159 American Politics. 69477 Political History. 67817 Popular Culture. 57605 Media and Communication. American Culture. 66659 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031631672 Printed edition: 9783031631696 Printed edition: 9783031631702 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63168-9 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 62127 62127