Satire as the Comic Public Sphere : : Postmodern “Truthiness” and Civic Engagement / / James E. Caron.
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 hu...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Humor in America ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 p.) :; 3 illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART 1 Satire and the Public Sphere
- 1. Defining Satire
- 2. The Public Sphere
- 3. Truthiness Satire and the Comic Public Sphere
- PART 2 Doing Things with Satiric Words
- 4. Satire and Speech Act Theory
- 5. Satire as Speech Act, Part One
- 6. Satire as Speech Act, Part Two
- 7. The Limits of Satiric Ridicule
- 8. Satiric Intent and Audience Uptake
- 9. Find the Punchline
- Notes
- Index