Stanning Najib : : Fanning a Personality Cult in Malaysian Politics / / Ai Ling Clarissa Lee, Amirul Adli Rosli.
The concept of fandom, which contributes to the construction of fan fiction, provides fresh insights into the seemingly inexplicable and irrational popularity of disgraced political celebrities. Political fandom provides the critical framework for contextualizing the continuing popularity of politic...
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Lee, Ai Ling Clarissa, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Stanning Najib : Fanning a Personality Cult in Malaysian Politics / Ai Ling Clarissa Lee, Amirul Adli Rosli. Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2022] ©2022 1 online resource (40 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- “Stanning” Najib: Fanning a Personality Cult in Malaysian Politics -- “Stanning” Najib: Fanning a Personality Cult in Malaysian Politics restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The concept of fandom, which contributes to the construction of fan fiction, provides fresh insights into the seemingly inexplicable and irrational popularity of disgraced political celebrities. Political fandom provides the critical framework for contextualizing the continuing popularity of political social media influencers such as Najib Razak within an environment of populist politics. Political fandom comprises fans and anti-fans, each of whom is capable of critical reasoning regardless of conclusions drawn. The presence of anti-fans of an influential figure speaks not to the waning of popularity, but rather, the continuing relevance of that figure within socio-political spaces. Malaysia’s political fandom does not subscribe to well-defined morality when it comes to celebrity politicians. The fans appear more tolerant of the amorality of said politicians than they would be of themselves, their circle, and their peers. Among the Malay-speaking and especially the more rural constituents, the way politicians portray their stance on Islam and address the bread-and-butter issues of their constituents appear to be more important than the politicians’ personal ethics. Najib Razak’s various sources of social capital, derived from his political lineage, his contributions during his time as Malaysia’s Prime Minister, and his ability to brand himself as a social media influencer, made him appear a potent political force despite being the first former Prime Minister to be convicted of corruption. Najib Razak has been adept at spinning social media trends to his advantage and in connecting with the mundane lives and hardships of ordinary citizens. Through his social media postings, he was able to inspire both fans and anti-fans to produce fan fiction around him in the form of images and texts which he could selectively interact with, and even use as content for his “crusade” on behalf of his supporters as an opposition MP, or as distractions from controversies associated with him. Although Najib Razak is the main focus here, a comparative analysis of Anwar Ibrahim, as a rival politician, is provided to demonstrate how Najib constructed his social media persona in ways savvier than his political opponents. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections. bisacsh Ling Lee, Clarissa Ai, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Rosli, Amirul Adli, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Rosli, Amirul Adli, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English 9783110993899 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 9783110994810 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Political Science 2022 English 9783110994513 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Political Science 2022 9783110994407 ZDB-23-PLW print 9789815011975 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789815011982 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789815011982 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789815011982/original |
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