Origin Story and Self-Made Character: Virtuality and Context of Political Figures in Media

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Copyright: 2021
Pages: 18
Source title: Universal Codes of Media in International Political Communications: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mykola Borysovych Yeromin (Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University, Ukraine)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3808-1.ch004

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Mass Communications / Political Science / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter dwells upon a construct of origin story and self-made pastiche in universal codes of media, as seen through international political communication. The main case upon which effectiveness of the constructs are demonstrated is the case of overwhelming media presence of certain politicians, which transcends into narrative fiction. Analyzed is the phenomena of Presidents of the United States and their appearances in movies, comics, and music, which is the case for every US President ever. Supplied are results of author's own empirical research on subjects which concerns all three mediums. Additionally, dissected are the concepts of American dream, mystery men, and media presence of certain politicians showcased both retrospectively and contemporarily.

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