Rhetoric, Humor, and the Public Sphere : From Socrates to Stephen Colbert
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1498519881
ISBN-13
9781498519885
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 15th, 2018
Print length
178 Pages
Weight
278 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.90 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Communication studiesSocial & political philosophyMedia studiesPolitical science & theory
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The Rhetorical Function of Humor in the Public Sphere advances an understanding about how humor functions persuasively in the public sphere as a means to ignite deliberative democracy, a tradition that dates back to Socrates and continues with Stephen Colbert.
Rhetoric, Humor, and the Public Sphere: From Socrates to Stephen Colbert investigates classical and contemporary understandings of satire, parody, and irony, and how these genres function within a deliberative democracy. Elizabeth Benacka examines the rhetorical history, theorization, and practice of humor spanning from ancient Greece and Rome to the contemporary United States. In particular, this book focuses on the contemporary work of Stephen Colbert and his parody of a conservative media pundit, analyzing how his humor took place in front of an uninitiated audience and ridiculed a variety of problems and controversies threatening American democracy. Ultimately, Benacka emphasizes the importance of humor as a discourse capable of calling forth a group of engaged citizens and a source of civic education in contemporary society.
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