Is satire saving our nation? : mockery and American politics / Sophia A. McClennen and Remy M. Maisel.
| Author/creator | McClennen, Sophia A. author. |
| Other author | Maisel, Remy M., 1993- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. |
| Description | xix, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The politics of seriously joking -- Comedy U : lessons learned where you least expect it -- Some of the news that's fit to print : satire and the changing news cycle -- The dynamic duo : Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert redefine political satire -- When I mock you, I make you better : how satire works -- Mesmerized millennials and byte-ing satire, or, How today's young generation thinks -- Savin' Franklin : satire defends our national values -- Laughing so hard I could cry : analyzing the satire scare -- I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you : how to stop worrying and love the laughter. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2014019336 |
| ISBN | 9781137427977 hardback alk. paper |
| ISBN | 1137427973 hardback alk. paper |
| ISBN | 9781137427960 pbk. alk. paper |
| ISBN | 1137427965 pbk. alk. paper |