EAN: 9783868218695

FOR BETTER FOR WORSE? - IMKE POLLAND TASCHENBUCH

What role does the British monarchy play in the 21st century? Do people (still) care about such
an anachronistic institution? Why are they fascinated by the monarchy's ritual media events?
This study investigates the last two wedding celebrations of British royal heirs: Prince
Charles's marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005  and Prince William and Catherine
Middleton's wedding in 2011. Based on an analysis of British television and newspaper coverage
as well as archive material  this book examines royal reporting  i.e. representations of
royalty and royal events in the British media. It is shown how a phenomenon with seemingly pure
entertainment value functions as a site for socio-cultural negotiation processes. The powerful
cultural narratives constructed and disseminated in the context of royal weddings are relevant
for understanding contemporary British society and the role of media institutions as they
trigger processes of reflection on the nation and on media consumptionand performance in the
changing mediascape of the attention economy. This study's media-cultural narratological
perspective on royal reporting and the monarchy's ongoing refashioning process sheds light on
the cultural functions of the British monarchy in contemporary Britain  the role played by the
heirs to the throne  and the British 'cultural imaginary'.

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