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Laughter, outrage and resistance : post-Trump TV satire in political discourse and dissent

Title: Laughter, outrage and resistance : post-Trump TV satire in political discourse and dissent / edited by Lori Henson and Stacie Meihaus Jankowski.
Publication: New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2020]

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Description

x, 219 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The rise of candidate, then president, Donald Trump coincided with a near-total turnover of late-night hosts, as well as the additions of late-night shows in new formats. The result has changed the paradigm of late-night talk show hosting, in which each host or segment must weigh the political leanings of their audiences and their personal convictions as they choose how to poke fun at or pontificate on the issues of the day. The ways each host has navigated this new terrain of outrage and resistance in their comedy offers fascinating insights into hosts' abilities to use new techniques to continue to inform, inflame, entertain, and satirize, all while shaping their audience's knowledge about their world. This volume examines the communication strategies, informed and influenced by their individual experiences, employed by the hosts as they seek to handle Trump and the fast-moving news cycle that trails in his wake. Examining topics as varied as politics as the carnivalesque, race and gender privilege, satire as education, and the blurring lines between satire and journalism, this volume provides a starting examination of the rhetoric, humor, and political chops these hosts have employed while they use their platforms to inform, entertain, or resist"--

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Note

"This book is part of the Peter Land political science, economics, and law list."

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Trump vs. comedy : the carnivalesque politics of late night / Matthew R. Meier -- "There are no Switzerlands" : Jimmy Fallon and the costs of staying apolitical / Stacie Meihaus Jankowski -- From The man show to #MeToo : how "the personal" shifted Jimmy Kimmel's comedy, and his performance of masculinity, into the political / Jessica Birthisel -- "Jokes Seth can't tell" : using white male privilege to promote diversity in late night / Spring-Serenity Duvall -- The roasts that burned : comedy, access journalism, and resistance at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner / Lori Henson -- Checking in with the resistance against Trump's Administration : how Samantha Bee utilizes feminist humor to advocate for social issues / Nancy Bressler -- Truth, humor, and a reality check : Samantha Bee's 'Full frontal' coverage of Trumpian executive orders / Jennifer A. Jackson -- Deconstructing privilege with Trevor Noah / Kacee A. Garner -- Satirical education or educational satire? : learning and laughing on Last week tonight / Patty Terhune and Charisse L'Pree Corsbie-Massay -- John Oliver : committing acts of journalism through dick jokes and snark / Rosemary Pennington.

Call Number

MWGS 21-2007

ISBN

9781433176470
1433176475

LCCN

2019047548
40030227903

OCLC

1154949855

Title

Laughter, outrage and resistance : post-Trump TV satire in political discourse and dissent / edited by Lori Henson and Stacie Meihaus Jankowski.

Publisher

New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2020]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Added Author

Henson, Lori A., editor.

Jankowski, Stacie Meihaus, editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Laughter, outrage and resistance. New York : Peter Lang, [2019] 9781433176487 (DLC) 2019047549

Other Standard Identifier

40030227903

Research Call Number

MWGS 21-2007

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