Simon Weaver

The Rhetoric of Brexit Humour

Comedy, Populism and the EU Referendum

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the comedy that has emerged following the UK's vote to leave the European Union. Analysing a range of comedy on the EU referendum and Brexit, it examines the populist languages of Brexit, from both leave and remain camps, as deeply ironic, ambiguous and speculative discourses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780367350987
• ISBN-10: 036735098X
• Artikelnr.: 62224693

Autorenporträt

Simon Weaver is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at Brunel University London, UK. He is also the author of The Rhetoric of Racist Humour.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Brexit, Comedy and Populism
1. Leave or Remain? Unpacking the Dichotomies of the EU Referendum and Brexit Populism
2. Brexit, Irony and Populist Politics
3. Brexit Populism, Trickster Irony and Comic Responses
4. Brexit Anti-Populism, Caricature and Critique
5. Brexit, Social Class and Comedy
6. 'Brexit Means Breakfast': The Language of Brexit and Comedy
7. Incongruity, Transition and the Shifting Landscape of Brexit Britain
Conclusion: Politics and Satire in Post-Referendum Britain