Policy Press

Spectacle and Trumpism

An Embodied Assemblage Approach

By Jacob C. Miller

Published

Nov 18, 2020

Page count

144 pages

ISBN

978-1529212501

Dimensions

203 x 127 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Nov 18, 2020

Page count

144 pages

ISBN

978-1529212525

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Nov 18, 2020

Page count

144 pages

ISBN

978-1529212525

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press
Spectacle and Trumpism

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This radical and experimental book advances a new approach to understanding spectacle, one that helps us better understand how consumer culture paved the way for the post-truth politics of Donald Trump.

Miller innovatively blends social and political theory, newspaper articles and contemporary commentary on Trump and Trumpism to provide a unique perspective on how capitalism intersects with and enables fascistic forms of power.

His analysis contributes fresh insights to the rise of Trump and the politics of everyday consumer culture today.

"A prescient, compelling, ontologically and methodologically rich contribution to the understanding of this spectacular, chilling, and exciting moment in time, and hopefully, an alarm to awake us from dream-sleep." The AAG Review of Books

Jacob C. Miller is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Northumbria University.

Introduction;

The Affects of Celebrity Brand;

(Head)Phoning It In;

Architectures of Wonder and Dismay;

Conclusion