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Satire and dissent : interventions in contemporary political debate / Amber Day.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Day, Amber.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television in politics--United States.
- Television in politics.
- Television talk shows--United States.
- Television talk shows.
- Documentary films--Political aspects--United States.
- Documentary films.
- Irony--Political aspects.
- Irony.
- Political satire, American--History and criticism.
- Political satire, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Amber Day focuses on the parodist news show, the satiric documentary, and ironic activism to examine the techniques of performance across media, highlighting their shared objective of bypassing standard media outlets and the highly choreographed nature of current political debate.
- Contents:
- Introduction : poking holes in the spectacle
- Ironic authenticity
- Truthiness and consequences in parodic news
- Heroes and villains : satiric documentarians spearhead the debate
- Irony in activism
- Moving beyond critique.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-22281-8
- 0-253-00194-3
- 0-253-00514-0
- OCLC:
- 711003838
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