Rhetoric, humor, and the public sphere : from Socrates to Stephen Colbert /

The Rhetorical Function of Humor in the Public Sphere advances an understanding about how humor functions persuasively in the public sphere as a means to ignite deliberative democracy, a tradition that dates back to Socrates and continues with Stephen Colbert.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Benacka, Elizabeth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]
Temas:
Colbert, Stephen, > 1964-
Political satire, American.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Satire politique américaine.
Discours politique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Politics and government > Humor
Political satire, American
Politics and government
Rhetoric > Political aspects
United States > Politics and government > Humor.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Humour.
United States
Humor
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wisdom from the ancients : the rhetorical history of humor
  • Damn Yankees : the history and practice of humor in the United States
  • Correspondents and Colbert : address at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner
  • Congress and Colbert : testimony on "protecting our nation's harvest" in 2010 before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
  • Citizens United and Colbert : the satirical super PAC, "Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow"
  • Citizen Colbert : humor as rhetorical education in the public sphere.

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