{"product_id":"satire-tv-politics-and-comedy-in-the-postnetwork-era-9780814731994","title":"Satire TV  Politics and Comedy in the PostNetwork","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSatirical TV has become mandatory viewing for citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre contemporary state of political life. This book examines what happens when comedy becomes political, and politics become funny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These sharp, compelling essays respond to the current state of American politics, which is characterized by politicians abandoning shame, news media trivializing political news, and commentators screaming at one another. . . . Many young Americans consider satirical television news their primary source of news, and this volume helps one understand why. Stewart, Colbert, et al. take news seriously. They may be the only ones left on television who do. . . . Highly recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"The authors of \u003cb\u003eSatire TV\u003c\/b\u003e make no bones about it: Satire is a gateway drug that does more good for democracy than harm....This book offers historical depth and theoretically sophisticated approaches to satire TV’s contemporary breadth.\" * Journal of Communication Inquiry *\u003cbr\u003e\". . . the book has succeeded. It made me think outside the points made by the various essayists. It made me think about how I now consume the news.\" * 410Media.com *\u003cbr\u003e\"Satire TV presents twelve well written essays, rife with deep analysis of the value of satire television and its functions toward breaking down elitist discourse and creating oppotunities for pubilc content.\" -- James Maritato * Journal of the American Forensic Association *\u003cbr\u003e\"Satire TV represents a valuable investigation into the somplex relationships among mediated politics, televisual comedy, media reception, and democratic participation. With academic studies of comedy still representing a somewhat small (but ever-growing) facet of the media studies canon, Gray, Jones, and Thompson's anthology represents a worthy primer on the broad functions of satirical media, a timely investigation of a contemporary televisual phenomenon, and an argument for further examination of the political dimensions of television comedy.\" -- Evan Elkins * Scope Cinema Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"It has been said that if you have to explain a joke, its not funny. This wonderful collection proves that nothing could be farther from the truth. \u003cb\u003eSatire TV\u003c\/b\u003e takes the study of comedy in new directions, expanding beyond earlier work done on classical Hollywood cinema and the sitcom. In politically trying times, the contributors to this volume reveal through analysis of programs such as South Park, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report, laughter is not the best medicineit is the surgeon’s scalpel.\" -- Heather Hendershot,editor of Nickelodeon Nation: The History, Politics and Economics of Americas Only TV Channel for Kids\u003cbr\u003e\"This smart and savvy crew has noticed something creeping up on us, something with bite. Now we have to take satire TV seriously; it turns out to be the bearer of the democratic spirit for the post-broadcast age. In this field-shaping book, some of the brightest talents in TV studies show us how the marginal has become the model for a much-needed media make-over. See what happens when entertainment bares its teeth.\" -- John Hartley,author of Television Truths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by David MarcPart I Post 9\/11, Post Modern, or Just Post Network? 1 The State of Satire, the Satire of State Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P. Jones, and Ethan Thompson 2 With All Due RespectJeffrey P. Jones 3 Tracing the \"Fake\" Candidate in American Television ComedyHeather Osborne-ThompsonPart II Fake News, Real Funny 4 And Now ... the News? Mimesis and the Real in The Daily ShowAmber Day 5 Jon Stewart and The Daily ShowJoanne Morreale 6 Stephen Colbert's Parody of the Postmodern Geoffrey BaymPart III Building in the Critical Rubble 7 Throwing Out the Welcome Mat: Public Figures as Guests and Victims in TV SatireJonathan Gray 8 Speaking \"Truth\" to Power? Television Satire, Rick Mercer Report, and the Politics of Place and SpaceSerra Tinic 9 Why Mitt Romney Won't Debate a Snowman Henry JenkinsPart IV Shock and Guffaw 10 Good Demo, Bad Taste Ethan Thompson 11 In the Wake of \"The Nigger Pixie\"Bambi Haggins 12 Of Niggas and CitizenAvi SantoAbout the Contributors Index","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405878239575,"sku":"9780814731994","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814731994.jpg?v=1730493774","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/satire-tv-politics-and-comedy-in-the-postnetwork-era-9780814731994","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}