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Political satire, postmodern reality, and the Trump presidency : who are we laughing at? / Mehnaaz Momen.
Van Pelt Library PN6231.P6 M66 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Momen, Mehnaaz, author.
- Series:
- Politics and comedy, critical encounters
- Politics and comedy : critical encounters
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trump, Donald, 1946-.
- Trump, Donald.
- Political satire, American.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Contents:
- Part I Our Postmodern (Un)Reality p. 1
- How Is the Media Postmodern? p. 1
- Why Are Irony and Parody the Language of Postmodernism? p. 17
- The Structural Reality of the Postmodern Media p. 42
- What Is Political in the Postmodern World? p. 56
- Part II Satire as Political Performance p. 93
- What Is Satire? p. 93
- Political Satire in Cartoons p. 107
- What Is Satire in the Present Political Context? p. 131
- The Postmodern Fusion of Politics and Entertainment p. 144
- Part III The Inevitable Trump Presidency p. 175
- The Presidency and the Media p. 175
- The Modus Operandi of the Tramp Campaign p. 196
- How Do Trump Supporters Relate to Popular Culture? p. 216
- This Election Did Not Take Place p. 232.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index.
- Other Format:
- Ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1498562574
- 9781498562577
- OCLC:
- 1050962850
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