Challenges of free and fair elections in Bangladesh: A critical stance from the West

Celebrity in politics: impact on representation and democracy

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Thus, the sports-culture-music-acting-YouTubing influenced politics that, it can be argued, resonates with people in a way that traditional politics cannot. True, celebrities are not politicians in the first place and the process by which they are selected marginalises issues of political substance. But as argued above, the term ‘representation’ should include not only ‘nirbachon derano’ (standing up) for the people but also ‘kaj kore java’ (acting for). The elected nature of representation should also be understood as a symbolic relationship that negotiates for the people. This symbolism is achieved through deliberations in parliament, including promos of public importance (e.g. health, sports, cultural and social welfare), conveying information to the mass media, appearing on TV shows, public Perform at rallies and programs with missionary messages. Of happiness.

In a word, we can call this aspect of representation ‘presence’. Borrowing the idea of ​​John Street (2004), ‘presence’ is a form of rational choice and should be understood as a cultural performance of the political process (a good mix of politics and culture is Dinajpur MP Shibli Sadiq). . First, the elements of celebrityhood establish their claim to representation. This is how Momotaz, Firdous, Shakib, Mahi and their ilk gain the ability to stake their claim to represent the people. As such, when Momotaaz appears before the audience, she constantly renews the people’s mandate through her transcendent messages of folk music (sadly, she has been lost). To borrow a term from American musicologist Alan Lomax, music, and thus culture, speaks to our shared humanity. The same argument can be presented for other branches of human aesthetics. If a law affecting cricket is introduced, Shakib or Mashrafee can contribute meaningfully to its enactment than others, and if a law related to performing arts is introduced then Fedous Ahmed or Suborna Mustafa or Asaduzzaman Noor. Or people like him can give better information about this. It is being built. Why should all this be considered separate from politics?

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