Study of popular culture with contemporary politics

  Do you think the study of popular culture aids our understanding of contemporary politics?” Explain your answer. Do Not Exceed 1000 words Use Academic Sources You can use maximum of 2 non academic sources for references Use at least 3 references from the following Weldes, J. (2006). High politics and low data. In Interpretation and method?: empirical research methods and the interpretive turn (pp. 176–186). M.E. Sharpe. Carver, T. (2010). Cinematic Ontologies and Viewer Epistemologies: Knowing International Politics as Moving Images. Global Society, 24(3), 421–431. doi:10.1080/13600826.2010.485556 ISSN: 1360-0826 Grayson, K., Davies, M., & Philpott, S. (2009). Pop Goes IR? Researching the Popular Culture—World Politics Continuum. Politics, 29(3), 155–163. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9256.2009.01351.x ISSN: 0263-3957 Chess, S., & Shaw, A. (2015). A Conspiracy of Fishes, or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying About #GamerGate and Embrace Hegemonic Masculinity. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 59(1), 208–220. doi:10.1080/08838151.2014.999917 ISSN: 0883-8151 Ciut?, F. (2016). Call of Duty: Playing Video Games with IR. Millennium - Journal of International Studies, 44(2), 197–215. doi:10.1177/0305829815601488 ISSN: 0305-8298 Robinson, N. (2015). Have You Won the War on Terror? Military Videogames and the State of American Exceptionalism. Millennium - Journal of International Studies, 43(2), 450–470. doi:10.1177/0305829814557557 ISSN: 0305-8298 Zoonen, L., & Wring, D. (2012). Trends in political television fiction in the UK: Themes, characters and narratives, 1965–2009. Media, Culture & Society, 34(3), 263–279. doi:10.1177/0163443711433663 ISSN: 0163-4437 Holbert, R. L., Pillion, O., Tschida, D. A., Armfield, G. G., Kinder, K., Cherry, K. L., & Daulton, A. R. (2003). The West Wing as Endorsement of the U.S. Presidency: Expanding the Bounds of Priming in Political Communication. Journal of Communication, 53(3), 427–443. doi:10.1111/j.1460- 2466.2003.tb02600.x ISSN: 0021-9916 Staley, L. (2008). The Hollowmen and the Sport of Satire. Institute of Public Affairs Review: A Quarterly Review of Politics and Public Affairs, The, 60(4), 16– 18. ISSN: 1329-8100 Bondebjerg, I., Redvall, E. N., Helles, R., Lai, S. S., Søndergaard, H., & Astrupgaard, C. (2017). Transnational European Television Drama: Production, Genres and Audiences. Cham: Springer International Publishing,Palgrave Macmillan US. ISBN: 3319628062,9783319628066,9783319628059,3319628054 James D. Fearon (1999) ‘What is identity (as we now use the word)?’, Stanford University, 3 E Sadan (1997) ‘Theories of power’. Empowerment and Community Planning: Theory and Practice of People-Focused Social Solutions. Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishers [in Hebrew], 33-72. Mehdi Shokri (2017) What is Political Power? (Theory of Political Consciousness and Integrated Concept of Power). Arts Social Sci J 8: 269. THIS ESSAY SHOULD Directly answers the question. Strikes an excellent balance between description and analysis. Arguments are backed up by quality evidence. Acknowledges and refutes possible counter-arguments to the case advanced. Displays a comprehensive awareness of key issues/debates and is superbly positioned relative to those. Originality is a distinguishing characteristic. Exceptionally organised. Follows a clear and logical structure that supports the answer provided. Outstanding clarity 0 written in a precise and accessible style that is always easy for the reader to follow. Excellent sentence structure. Contains few if any grammatical or spelling errors. Exceptional presentation. Strictly adheres to the style guide requirements in this area. Footnoting and bibliographic technique are impeccable, with all sources consistently and fully documented. Formatting is excellent. Word limit is adhered to.