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Books in the Politics and Comedy: Critical Encounters series

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    - Political Comedy in (Late) Neoliberal Times
     
    £93.99

    This book provides a critical assessment of the broad range of responses by political comedians to the acceleration of neoliberal policy following the 2007 recession. The volume assesses the effectiveness of comedy in its encounter with market logic and material impact in culture, politics and mass media.

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    - Stand-Up's Dissident Potential in Mass Culture
    by Jennalee Donian
    £73.49

    This book contextualizes contemporary stand-up comedy within the wider socio-political terrain of neoliberal capitalism, contributing to a more complex and developed understanding of the relation of jokes and humor to the unconscious mind in its relation to ideology and discourse.

  • - Presidential Politics, Late-Night Comedy, and the Public Sphere
    by Nickie Michaud Wild
    £29.99 - 73.49

    This book shows how late-night political comedy transformed from personality-focused humor to substantive critique. The analysis includes transcripts from Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report during the presidential elections from 1980-2008, and newspaper commentary about them.

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    - Who Are We Laughing At?
    by Mehnaaz Momen
    £22.99 - 93.99

    This book is an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of the takeover of politics by entertainment. The author looks for answers in the parallel evolution of satire, the media, and politics, and how each has influenced the other and the implications of this interconnectedness for political discourse.

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