{"product_id":"laughter-outrage-and-resistance-9781433176470","title":"Laughter Outrage and Resistance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures – \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e– \u003ci\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/i\u003e– Matthew R. Meier:\u003ci\u003e Trump vs. Comedy: The Carnivalesque Politics of \u003c\/i\u003eLate Night – Stacie Meihaus Jankowski:\u003ci\u003e \"There Are No Switzerlands\": Jimmy Fallon and the Costs of Staying Apolitical – \u003c\/i\u003eJessica Birthisel:\u003ci\u003e From \u003c\/i\u003eThe Man Show \u003ci\u003eto #MeToo: How \"the Personal\" Shifted Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy, and His Performance of Masculinity, into the Political \u003c\/i\u003e– Spring-Serenity Duvall:\u003ci\u003e \"Jokes Seth Can’t Tell\": Using White Male Privilege to Promote Diversity in \u003c\/i\u003eLate Night – Lori Henson: \u003ci\u003eThe Roasts That Burned: Comedy, Access Journalism, and Resistance at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner \u003c\/i\u003e– Nancy Bressler\u003ci\u003e: Checking In with the Resistance against Trump’s Administration: How Samantha Bee Utilizes Feminist Humor to Advocate for Social Issues \u003c\/i\u003e– JenniferA. Jackson:\u003ci\u003e Truth, Humor, and a Reality Check: Samantha Bee’s ‘Full Frontal’ Coverage of Trump’s Travel Ban Executive Order \u003c\/i\u003e– Kacee A. Garner:\u003ci\u003e Deconstructing Privilege with Trevor Noah \u003c\/i\u003e– Patty Terhune \/ Charisse L’Pree Corsbie-Massay:\u003ci\u003e Satirical Education or Educational Satire?: Learning and Laughing on \u003c\/i\u003eLast Week Tonight – Rosemary Pennington:\u003ci\u003e John Oliver: Committing Acts of Journalism through Dick Jokes and Snark \u003c\/i\u003e– \u003ci\u003eContributors \u003c\/i\u003e– \u003ci\u003eIndex.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039670010199,"sku":"9781433176470","price":68.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433176470.jpg?v=1750944427","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/laughter-outrage-and-resistance-9781433176470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}