This book sets out to unearth the hidden genealogies of democracy, and particularly its most
widely recognized, commonly discussed and deeply symbolic act, voting. By exploring the …

As Todd Gitlin observed in his 1978 critique of Personal Influence, Elihu Katz and Paul
Lazarsfeld (1955) in that work treated consumer choices and political choices at the voting …

'Why do we vote in schools?''What is the social meaning of secret balloting?''What is lost if
we vote by mail or computers rather than on election day?''What is the history and role of …

By body, I mean our biological res extensa, the heat-seeking skin packages that all living
human beings inhabit. By text, I mean whatever detaches the body from its message. We …

The state's 2008 Democratic presidential primary has kicked into full gear following last
night's televised debate between Obama and Hillary Clinton. The candidate's lo-fi voice …

How has the mass media changed our experience of Election Day? This chronological
account of Election Day in Philadelphia begins in the colonial era and traces the evolution of …

After participating in US elections, voters have begun to share “I voted” selfies, or networked
self-portraits that display their political participation.“I voted” selfies exist at the intersection of …

A strange thing happened in Iowa on the evening of January 18, 2004 and in the days
afterward. 1 At the same time that Speech Communication Departments around the country …

Mladen Dolar's theorization of voice is one that, in addition to its significance and aesthetics,
posits a third faculty: voice as object. As a primary locus for the Lacanian objet petit a, an …

How horse racing's pioneering use of communication and information networks helped
shape the modern media, information, and leisure environment. The horse racing industry …