Political Scandal and American Pop Culture (2nd ed.)

​This book provides a newer definition of political scandal and applies it in a way to remove “ordinary corruption” from the discussion.  It then defines pop culture and examines how scandal and pop culture interact. The discussion addresses the question: when does a scandal actually enter into our pop culture. The mechanisms or vehicles by which this occurs include editorial cartoons, Broadway shows, music, movies, television, and more. The first chapter lays out the tw