Emotions, Media and Politics (Hardcover)

Acknowledgments vi

Introduction: Understanding Emotions in Mediated Public Life 1

1 Taking Emotion Seriously: A Brief History of Thought 20

2 Emotions are Everywhere: The Strategic Ritual of Emotionality in Journalism 37

3 Authenticity, Compassion and Personalized Storytelling 66

4 Towards a Typology of Mediated Anger 90

5 Shifting Emotional Regimes: Donald Trump’s Angry Populism 110

6 The Politics of Love: Political Fandom and Social Change 129

7 The Emotional Architecture of Social Media 147

Conclusion: Nine Propositions about Emotions, Media and Politics 166

Notes 175

References 178

Index 205