Simon Weaver

The Rhetoric of Brexit Humour (eBook, ePUB)

Comedy, Populism and the EU Referendum

• Format: ePub

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000452563
• Artikelnr.: 62510697

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

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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

Rezensionen

'Briefly put, this title is an important addition to humour studies, and I warmly recommend it to every scholar in the field ... a showcase piece on how to construct painstaking and dispassionate academic research.' - Jarno Hietalahti, The European Journal of Humour Research

'Briefly put, this title is an important addition to humour studies, and I warmly recommend it to every scholar in the field ... a showcase piece on how to construct painstaking and dispassionate academic research.' - Jarno Hietalahti, The European Journal of Humour Research