The joke is on us : political comedy in (late) neoliberal times /
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
[2019]
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| Series: | Politics and comedy, critical encounters
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The terrain has changed. All they need is Lulz: racist trolls, unlaughter, and Leslie Jones / Viveca Greene
- Brexit irony, caricature and neoliberalism / Simon Weaver
- What's wrong with slactivism? confronting the neoliberal assault on millennials / Sophia A. McClennen
- Political humour in the face of neoliberal authoritarianism in 'new' Turkey / Secil Dagtas
- Post-network neoliberal politics. A silly citizenship take on infotainment satire: the medium of televisual political satire as ludic surveillance / David Grondin and Marc-Olivier Castagner
- The political economy of comedy in late-night shows / Don J. Waisanen
- British comedy and the politics of resistance: the liminality of right wing comedy / James Brassett
- I want to party with you, cowboy: Stephen Colbert and the aesthetic logic of 'truthiness' after campaign 2016 / Aaron McKain and Thomas Lawson
- From awkward to dope: black women comics in the alternative comedy scene / Jessyka Finley
- Savage new media: discursive campaigns for/against political correctness / Rebecca Krefting
- 'An actual nightmare- but pretty good tv': comedy/horror in the Trump era / Diane Rubenstein
- Conclusion: you're fired! / Julie Webber.