Politics as Cultural Practice |
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| Authors: | Michael Schudson |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Telecommunication and Film, College of Communication and Information Services , University of Alabama , USA ykim@ua.edu;3. Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo ,;4. Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California , USA |
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| Abstract: | This essay reflects on the notion of politics and political communication as a form of cultural practice. This requires locating political practice in both space and time and paying close attention to empirical details--"drawing what you see." These precepts are illustrated in a discussion of different practices of voting in American history. The author argues that the study of political communication should include finding and observing people doing, and not just expressing or thinking about, politics. |
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| Keywords: | Citizenship Political Communication History Political Communication Research Methods Citizenship |
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