Otherness and Power: Michael Jackson and His Media Critics

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Otherness and Power: Michael Jackson and His Media Critics by Susan Woodward, Blackmore Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Susan Woodward ISBN: 9780578138176
Publisher: Blackmore Books Publication: May 10, 2014
Imprint: Blackmore Books Language: English
Author: Susan Woodward
ISBN: 9780578138176
Publisher: Blackmore Books
Publication: May 10, 2014
Imprint: Blackmore Books
Language: English

Otherness and Power: Michael Jackson and His Media Critics is an innovative study of the cultural impact of Michael Jackson. Jackson had millions of ardent fans around the world, but from the early days of his adult career many in the media mocked and reviled him. How did such divergent attitudes come about? This book examines the origins and psychological underpinnings of the media's hostility by closely analyzing some of the most harshly critical writings about Jackson. While racism and discomfort with Jackson's "otherness" have previously been recognized as the elements that fueled media criticisms, Susan Woodward reveals another important factor: the perception that Jackson was extraordinarily powerful, in ways that went beyond celebrity and wealth. Through research and careful analysis, Woodward explores the ways in which Jackson's power was seen, the largely unconscious response to his power, the functions of the media's criticisms and the origins of the perceptions of Jackson's power.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Otherness and Power: Michael Jackson and His Media Critics is an innovative study of the cultural impact of Michael Jackson. Jackson had millions of ardent fans around the world, but from the early days of his adult career many in the media mocked and reviled him. How did such divergent attitudes come about? This book examines the origins and psychological underpinnings of the media's hostility by closely analyzing some of the most harshly critical writings about Jackson. While racism and discomfort with Jackson's "otherness" have previously been recognized as the elements that fueled media criticisms, Susan Woodward reveals another important factor: the perception that Jackson was extraordinarily powerful, in ways that went beyond celebrity and wealth. Through research and careful analysis, Woodward explores the ways in which Jackson's power was seen, the largely unconscious response to his power, the functions of the media's criticisms and the origins of the perceptions of Jackson's power.

More books from History

Cover of the book Air Force Doctrine Document 3-60: Targeting - Target Characteristics, Weaponeering, Mensuration, Collateral Damage, Tasking Cycle, Campaign Assessment, Effects-Based Operations (EBO) by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book Avataras - Four Lectures Delivered at the Twenty-Fourth Anniversary Meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, December, 1899 by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book Octave Mirbeau's Fictions of the Transcendental by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book dMAC Digest Vol 4 No 6 ~ Waterloo by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book Middlesex (Illustrations) by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book The Brain of an Army: A Popular Account of the German General Staff by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book The Peasant Prince by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book The Treatise of the Three Impostors by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book A Diary of the Euro Crisis in Cyprus by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book British Political Leaders by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book Waco by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book Texas Tough by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book Clare Folk Tales by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book Aquitaine et Languedoc, ou Histoire pittoresque de la Gaule méridionale by Susan Woodward
Cover of the book Secret Neath by Susan Woodward
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy