Essays about: "politician celebritisation"

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  1. 1. ‘Cute Politics’ : a case study of 2018 Taipei mayoral candidates Ko Wen-je and Ting Shouchung’s self-presentation on Instagram

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Teng-Jhong Yeh; [2019]
    Keywords : Instagram; Goffman; dramaturgy theory; Sajiao; politician celebritisation; Taiwan; Ko Wen-je; Ting Shou-chung; self-presentation; hashtag; interactivity; Internet influencer; Taiwan-China relations; visual communication; impression management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study the self-images built on the social media Instagram by the re-elected Mayor Ko Wen-je and the second place Ting Shou-chung in 2018 Taipei mayoral election. Through conducting a qualitative content analysis as the research method and applying Goffman’s dramaturgy theory as the theoretical framework to analyse every Ko and Ting’s Instagram posting in the duration of the 6 months before the 2018 Taipei mayoral election, this thesis probes into Ko and Ting’s performance on the front-stage Instagram. READ MORE