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Satire as the comic public sphere : postmodern "truthiness" and civic engagement /

Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, and Jimmy Kimmel--these comedians are household names whose satirical takes on politics, the news, and current events receive some of the highest ratings on television. In this book, James E. Caron examines these and other satirists through the lenses of h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Caron, James Edward, 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Colección:Humor in America.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • COVER Front
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Notes to Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Defining Satire
  • Notes to Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2: The Public Sphere
  • Notes to Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3: Truthiness Satire and the Comic Public Sphere
  • Notes to Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4: Satire and Speech Act Theory
  • Notes to Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5: Satire as Speech Act, Part One
  • Notes to Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6: Satire as Speech Act, Part Two
  • Notes to Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7: The Limits of Satiric Ridicule
  • Notes to Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8: Satiric Intent and Audience Uptake
  • Notes to Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9: Find the Punchline
  • Notes to Chapter 9
  • Notes
  • Index.