Political Satire, Postmodern Reality, and the Trump Presidency: Who Are We Laughing At? Momen Mehnaaz
Political Satire, Postmodern Reality, and the Trump Presidency: Who Are We Laughing At? Momen Mehnaaz This book attempts to grasp the recent paradigm shift in American politics through the lens of…
Specifikacia Political Satire, Postmodern Reality, and the Trump Presidency: Who Are We Laughing At? Momen Mehnaaz
Political Satire, Postmodern Reality, and the Trump Presidency: Who Are We Laughing At? Momen Mehnaaz
This book attempts to grasp the recent paradigm shift in American politics through the lens of satire. Satire is situated in its historical background to comprehend its movement away from the fringes of discourse to the very center of politics and the media. It connects changes in the political and cultural landscape to corresponding shifts in the structure and organization of the media, in order to shed light on the evolution of political satire on late-night television.
While the Bush presidency presented itself as an apposite target for satirists, their stronghold on American television was made possible by Beginning in the 1990s, certain trends such as technological advances, media consolidation, and the globalization of communications reinforced each other, paving the way for satire to claim a prized spot in the visual media-a tendency that only gained strength after September 11.