Televised political satire
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Diana Elena Popa
Abstract
In the present study, satire is addressed from a more comprehensive theoretical framework that will not reduce it to a form of literary discourse. Consequently, this paper proposes a bipartite model of satire: the macro and the micro model. While the former sees satire as an institutionalized genre of discourse, the latter perceives it not as a genre of discourse but rather as a mode, which does things to and with genres of discourse. Although heavily grounded in the political communication literature, the present paper bridges humanistic-social scientific divides in order to identify other potential theoretical adjustments which need to be operated in the existing emerging field of political satire research.
Abstract
In the present study, satire is addressed from a more comprehensive theoretical framework that will not reduce it to a form of literary discourse. Consequently, this paper proposes a bipartite model of satire: the macro and the micro model. While the former sees satire as an institutionalized genre of discourse, the latter perceives it not as a genre of discourse but rather as a mode, which does things to and with genres of discourse. Although heavily grounded in the political communication literature, the present paper bridges humanistic-social scientific divides in order to identify other potential theoretical adjustments which need to be operated in the existing emerging field of political satire research.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- A view on humour theory vii
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I. New humour frameworks and extensions
- From perception of contraries to humorous incongruities 3
- Okras and the metapragmatic stereotypes of humour 25
- Signals of humor 49
- Comic nescience 75
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II. New theoretical issues in humour studies
- Impoliteness as disaffiliative humour in film talk 105
- Giving voice to the studio audience 145
- Negotiating humorous intent 179
- Perspective clashing as a humour mechanism 211
- Phrasemes, parodies and the art of timing 235
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III. New theoretical approaches to established forms of humour
- Decoding encoded (im)politeness 263
- When does irony tickle the hearer? 289
- Strategies and tactics for ironic subversion 321
- Salience, accessibility, and humorous potential in the comprehension of garden path jokes 341
- Televised political satire 367
- “It’s not funny out of context!” 393
- Index 423
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- A view on humour theory vii
-
I. New humour frameworks and extensions
- From perception of contraries to humorous incongruities 3
- Okras and the metapragmatic stereotypes of humour 25
- Signals of humor 49
- Comic nescience 75
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II. New theoretical issues in humour studies
- Impoliteness as disaffiliative humour in film talk 105
- Giving voice to the studio audience 145
- Negotiating humorous intent 179
- Perspective clashing as a humour mechanism 211
- Phrasemes, parodies and the art of timing 235
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III. New theoretical approaches to established forms of humour
- Decoding encoded (im)politeness 263
- When does irony tickle the hearer? 289
- Strategies and tactics for ironic subversion 321
- Salience, accessibility, and humorous potential in the comprehension of garden path jokes 341
- Televised political satire 367
- “It’s not funny out of context!” 393
- Index 423
