Amber Day

Satire and Dissent

Interventions in Contemporary Political Debate

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 375g
• ISBN-13: 9780253222817
• ISBN-10: 0253222818
• Artikelnr.: 32728659

Autorenporträt

Amber Day is Assistant Professor of Performance Studies in the English and Cultural Studies Department at Bryant University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Poking Holes in the Spectacle
2. Ironic Authenticity
3. Truthiness and Consequences in Parodic News
4. Heroes and Villains: Satiric Documentarians Spearhead the Debate
5. Irony in Activism
6. Moving beyond Critique
Notes
Bibliography
Index