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Political Humor Worldwide: The Cultural Context of Political Comedy, Satire, and Parody

Political Humor Worldwide: The Cultural Context of Political Comedy, Satire, and Parody

Hardcover

Series: Language of Politics

General Political Science

ISBN10: 9819984890
ISBN13: 9789819984893
Publisher: Springer
Published: Feb 4 2024
Pages: 253
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This collection of original chapters reflects the increasing interest over the past few decades in the relationship between political humor (as a distinct form of political discourse) and a country's culture: Beliefs, values, norms, institutions, and processes that are affected, shaped by, and related to historical experiences, socialization processes, social structure, religion, the economic system, and majority/minority relations. Written by contributors from various fields of study - political science, communication, linguistics, sociology, culture studies, and political psychology - the book looks at the central role played by culture in shaping and affecting the sundry aspects of political humor, including satire and parody. The chapters, focusing on diverse countries such as the USA, UK, Greece, Philippines, Israel, Poland, Italy, and Spain, as well as ethnic groups, offer a comprehensive overview of political humor as used by public figures, including politicians, artists, performers, as well as comedians, talk shows hosts and the general public. By presenting fresh perspectives on the relationship between culture and political humor as employed during political debates in parliament, in media interviews and shows, on the internet and in art, the book opens up new avenues for discussion regarding the factors that shape political humor across the globe in a variety of political and media systems.

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