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How is Barack Obama represented in popular culture? More than the United States' 44th president, he is also a lens through which we can examine politics, art, comics, and music in various contexts. The essays in this collection focus on the buildup to the 2008 election as well as Obama's first year as president, a brief historical moment in which "Obama" was synonymous with possibility. The contributors represent a variety of scholarly fields such as film, journalism, mass communication, popular culture and African American studies, each adding a unique perspective on Obama's relationship to American culture.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
DERRAIS CARTER
ONE—Forging a Brand: Introducing Obama-Mania
Popular Culture in the Age of Obama
ANGELA NELSON
The Modern E Pluribus Unum Man: How Obama Constructed His American Identity from His Global Background
ETSE SIKANKU AND NICHOLAS A. YANES
Myth, Symbol, and the Branding of an American Presidency
PATRICK B. ORAY
TWO—Film and Television: Change Televised
Character-in-Chief: Barack Obama and His Pop Culture Predecessors
JUSTIN S. VAUGHN
Barack Obama or B. Hussein? The Post-Racial Debate in Boston Legal
JENNY BANH
THREE—Hip-Hop Culture: Remixed Response to Obama's Popularity
"The Audacity of Dope": Rap Music, Race, and the Obama Presidency
TRAVIS L. GOSA
The Politics of Tagging: Shepard Fairey's Obama
ERIKA SCHNEIDER
FOUR—Comic Books: Obama's Popularity and the Original Superhero Medium
Obama and Spider-Man: A Meta-Data Media Analysis of an Unlikely Pairing
ROBERT G. WEINER AND SHELLEY E. BARBA
Comics and Politics: An Interview with Larry Hama, Creator of Barack the Barbarian
NICHOLAS A. YANES
FIVE—News Media and New Media: The Impact of Presidential News Politics and Digital Social Networks
Change That Couldn't Happen: News Media's Commitment to Hegemonic Masculinity through Collective Memory in the 2008 Presidential Election
ROBERT E. GUTSCHE, JR., JAMES CARVIOU, AND RAUF ARIF
The President Speaks to America's Schoolchildren: Outline of a Brouhaha
JOHN T. "JACK" BECKER
Obama Jungle Fever: Interracial Desire on the Campaign Trail
CAROLINE A. STREETER
How to Understand Obama's Election News Coverage: An Interview with Daniel Berkowitz
NICHOLAS A. YANES, WITH DERRAIS CARTER AND ROBERT E. GUTSCHE, JR.
New Media's Impact on Elections: An Interview with Obama Girl Creator Ben Relles
JAMES CARVIOU
SIX—International Responses: Obama's Popularity Goes Global
Obama for Obama: Barack Obama in Japanese Popular Culture
YUYA KIUCHI
Obama-Mania in Turkey: Popular Culture and the Forty-Fourth President of the United States in a Secular Muslim Nation
ZAFER PARLAK AND TANFER EMIN TUNC
France's News Media and Obama's French Popularity: Interview with Sébastian Compagnon
NICHOLAS A. YANES
Conclusion: What Happened to Obama-Mania?
NICHOLAS A. YANES
Appendix: A Bibliography of Obama in Comics
NICHOLAS A. YANES
About the Contributors
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