Background
Combs, James Everett was born on May 9, 1941 in Lebanon, Virginia, United States. Son of Cecil Grayson and Jacqueline Constance Combs.
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Primer of Politics by James E. Combs (1984-02-01)
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Polpop: Politics and Popular Culture in America
( This book discusses various components of popular cultu...)
This book discusses various components of popular culture and the effects they have on politics. Some of the areas of mass culture which are discussed are: popular dramas, folk heritage, the Western myth, sports, religion, media, propaganda, and show business.
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American Political Movies: An Annotated Filmography of Feature Films
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Essays here explore the relationship between politics and explicitly political feature films from the beginning of the movie industry to World War I, and for each decade through to the 1980's. The included filmography is particularly useful. Originally published in 1990, the method of inquiry put forward in this text is nonetheless extendable to the decades following its publication.
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American Political Movies: An Annotated Filmography of Feature Films (Routledge Library Editions: Cinema)
( Essays here explore the relationship between politics a...)
Essays here explore the relationship between politics and explicitly political feature films from the beginning of the movie industry to World War I, and for each decade through to the 1980's. The included filmography is particularly useful. Originally published in 1990, the method of inquiry put forward in this text is nonetheless extendable to the decades following its publication.
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The New Propaganda: The Dictatorship of Palaver in Contemporary Politics by James E. Combs (1992-08-03)
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The Political Pundits (Praeger Series in Political Communication (Paperback))
( The Political Pundits surveys in detail the small, elit...)
The Political Pundits surveys in detail the small, elite group of persons who comment on and analyze politics in newspapers and newsmagazines, on radio and television, through lectures, books, and all other forms of political media. Dan Nimmo and James E. Combs discuss the key political role pundits play, their methods and strategies, and the potential danger they present to American political life. Our democracy is being transformed into a punditocracy, which replaces serious citizen debate with discussion guided by show business values. Punditry, Nimmo and Combs argue, produces symbolic rather than effective healing of political ills, political paternalism rather than political reflection, and, in the end, public disenchantment with politics. The authors conclude that pundits should not be taken too seriously, and approach their outpourings using a comic, or bardic, framework. In Part One, the discussion focuses on four generic types of pundits: Priests, Bards, Sages, and Oracles. Part Two identifies three pundit roles: as technicians, as members of the Chattering Class, and as media critics. Each chapter provides examples, cases, and profiles to demonstrate the dominance of punditry. The Political Pundits challenges the generally accepted view that learned and informed public discussion in politics provides an adequate forum for informing and involving citizens. Scholars and students of political science and communications will find the role of the pundits demystified--the curtain pulled back to reveal the wizards.
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The Political Pundits (Praeger Series in Political Communication) by James Combs (1992-05-21)
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Polpop 2: Politics and Popular Culture in America Today
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This book takes another look at politics and popular culture. The author has tried to explain the politics of popular culture as part of historical and cultural processes, helping the reader understand not only how popular culture has affected our politics, but also where it is taking us.
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American Political Movies : An Annotated Filmography of Feature Films
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A polemical introduction to the avant-garde and experimental in film (including making and viewing), Materialist Film is a highly original, thought-provoking book. Thirty-seven short chapters work through a series of concepts which will enable the reader to deal imaginatively with the contradictory issues produced by experimental film. Each concept is explored in conjunction with specific films by Andy Warhol, Malcolm LeGrice, Lis Rhodes, Jean-Luc Goddard, Rose Lowder, Kurt Kren, and others. Peter Gidal draws on important politico-aesthetic writings, and uses some of his own previously published essays from Undercut, Screen, October, and Millennium Film Journal to undertake this concrete process of working through abstract concepts. Originally published in 1989.
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Dimensions of Political Drama
(Relates the study of politics to the drama of our everyda...)
Relates the study of politics to the drama of our everyday lives.
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Primer of Politics
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The New Propaganda: The Dictatorship of Palaver in Contemporary Politics
(Book by Combs, James E., Nimmo, Dan D.)
Book by Combs, James E., Nimmo, Dan D.
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The Political Pundits (Praeger Series in Political Communication) by James E. Combs (1992-05-30)
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James Everett Combs
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1967; Master of Arts, U. Houston, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Missouri, 1973.
Career
Member of faculty, Valparaiso (Indiana) U., since 1972; professor, Valparaiso (Indiana) U., since 1987. Visiting professor U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983. Consultant in field.
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The Political Pundits (Praeger Series in Political Communication (Paperback))
( The Political Pundits surveys in detail the small, elit...)
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American Political Movies: An Annotated Filmography of Feature Films
( Essays here explore the relationship between politics a...)
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American Political Movies: An Annotated Filmography of Feature Films (Routledge Library Editions: Cinema)
( Essays here explore the relationship between politics a...)
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American Political Movies : An Annotated Filmography of Feature Films
( A polemical introduction to the avant-garde and experim...)
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Polpop: Politics and Popular Culture in America
( This book discusses various components of popular cultu...)
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Dimensions of Political Drama
(Relates the study of politics to the drama of our everyda...)
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Polpop 2: Politics and Popular Culture in America Today
( This book takes another look at politics and popular cu...)
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The New Propaganda: The Dictatorship of Palaver in Contemporary Politics
(Book by Combs, James E., Nimmo, Dan D.)
- Primer of Politics by James E. Combs (1984-02-01)
- The New Propaganda: The Dictatorship of Palaver in Contemporary Politics by James E. Combs (1992-08-03)
- The Political Pundits (Praeger Series in Political Communication) by James Combs (1992-05-21)
- Primer of Politics
- The Political Pundits (Praeger Series in Political Communication) by James E. Combs (1992-05-30)
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The Political Pundits (Praeger Series in Political Communication (Paperback))
Membership
With United States Air Force, 1961-1965, Vietnam. Member International Communication Association, American Political Science Association, Popular Culture Association(recipient Whatley Prize for Excellence in Popular CultureStudies 1981), Speech Communication Association, American Film Institute, Society for Cinema Studies, Kenneth Burke Society, Popular Culture Association in the South.
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Married Sara ClaireTrowbridge, May 25, 1985.
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