The Post-Liberal Imagination Political Scenes from the American Cult
In The Post-Liberal Imagination , Bruce Baum approaches American liberalism 'in a critical spirit' by examining the relationship between popular culture and politics. The book analyzes movies, television, and popular music to rethink the liberal views of
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The Post-Liberal Imagination Political Scenes from the American Cultural Landscape
BRUCE BAUM
THE POST-LIBERAL IMAGINATION
Copyright © Bruce Baum 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-56032-2 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978-1-349-57761-3 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–56034–6 DOI: 10.1057/9781137560346 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Baum, Bruce David, 1960– The post-liberal imagination : political scenes from the American cultural landscape / Bruce Baum. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Liberalism—United States. 2. Popular culture—Political aspects— United States. 3. Political culture—United States. 4. United States— Politics and government—2001–2009. 5. United States—Politics and government—2009– I. Title. JC574.2.U6B38 2015 306.20973—dc23
2015018152
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Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
1 Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World
25
2 Humpday, Soul Power, and the Politics of Hip
43
3 The Hero America Deserves? The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and the Liberalism of Fear
53
4 Apes, Humans, and Other Animals: Project Nim and Rise of the Planet of the Apes
67
5 Hollywood’s Crisis of Capitalism: Inside Job, The Company Men, and the Myth of a Good Capitalism
89
6 Occupy Wall Street, Steve Jobs’s “Genius,” and Mad Men: Reflections on the American Democratic Imagination
101
7 Hollywood on Race and Racism in the Age of Obama
125
8 President Barack Obama and the “White Problem”
147
Conclusion
173
Notes
191
Index
247
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