Laura J. Shepherd is Associate Professor of International Relations at UNSW Australia. She works at the intersection of gendered global politics, security, and the politics of representation. Laura is the author/editor of five books, including Gender Matters in Global Politics: A Feminist Introduction to International Relations (London: Routledge, 2nd edn, 2105) and Gender, Violence and Popular Culture: Telling Stories (London: Routledge, 2013).

Caitlin Hamilton is a doctoral candidate in International Relations at UNSW Australia. She is also the Managing Editor of the Australian Journal of International Affairs.

PART ONE: Theorising Popular Culture and World Politics in the Digital Age

1. World Politics 2.0: An Introduction - Caitlin Hamilton





2. The Potentiality and Limits of Understanding World Politics in a Transforming Global Media Landscape - Sebastian Kaempf





3. Authors and Authenticity: Knowledge, Representation and Research in Contemporary World Politics - Laura J. Shepherd








PART TWO: Interrogating Social Media




4. Like and Share Forces: Making Sense of Military Social Media Sites - Rhys Crilley





5. Marketing Militarism in the Digital Age: Arms Production, YouTube and Selling 'National Security' - Susan Jackson





6. Remaking the Global: Social Media and Undocumented Immigrants in the US - Meghana Nayak





7. The Digital Politics of Celebrity Activism Against Sexual Violence: Angelina Jolie as Global Mother - Annika Bergman Rosamond








PART THREE: Digital Entertainment




8. Playing War and Genocide: Endgame: Syria and Darfur is Dying - Jessica Auchter





9. The Un-Scene Affects of On-Demand Access to War - M. Evren Eken





10. 'Pocket-Sized' Politics: Binders, Big Bird, and Other Memes of the 2012 US Presidential Campaign - Sandra Yao





11. Collaging Internet Parody Images: An Art-Inspired Methodology for Studying Laughter in World Politics - Saara Särmä