Laughter, outrage and resistance : post-Trump TV satire in political discourse and dissent / edited by Lori Henson and Stacie Meihaus Jankowski.

New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2020]

x, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"This book is part of the Peter Land political science, economics, and law list."

"The rise of candidate, then president, Donald Trump coincided with a near-total turnover of late-night hosts, as well as the additions of late-night shows in new formats. The result has changed the paradigm of late-night talk show hosting, in which each host or segment must weigh the political leanings of their audiences and their personal convictions as they choose how to poke fun at or pontificate on the issues of the day. The ways each host has navigated this new terrain of outrage and resistance in their comedy offers fascinating insights into hosts' abilities to use new techniques to continue to inform, inflame, entertain, and satirize, all while shaping their audience's knowledge about their world. This volume examines the communication strategies, informed and influenced by their individual experiences, employed by the hosts as they seek to handle Trump and the fast-moving news cycle that trails in his wake. Examining topics as varied as politics as the carnivalesque, race and gender privilege, satire as education, and the blurring lines between satire and journalism, this volume provides a starting examination of the rhetoric, humor, and political chops these hosts have employed while they use their platforms to inform, entertain, or resist"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Laughter, outrage and resistance. New York : Peter Lang, [2019]

English

February 17, 2021

Includes bibliographical references and index.