Satire as the Comic Public Sphere by James E. Caron - 9780271090191

Satire as the Comic Public SpherePostmodern Truthiness and Civic Engagement\nAuthor(s): James E. Caron\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, United States\nImprint: Pennsylvania State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780271090191, 978-0271090191\nSynopsis\nStephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, and Jimmy Kimmelthese comedians are household names whose satirical takes on politics, the news, and current events receive some of the highest ratings on television. In this book, James E. Caron examines these and other satirists through the lenses of humor studies, cultural theory, and rhetorical and social philosophy, arriving at a new definition of the comic art form. \n\nTracing the history of modern satire from its roots in the Enlightenment values of rational debate, evidence, facts, accountability, and transparency, Caron identifies a new genre: truthiness satire. He shows how satirists such as Colbert, Bee, Oliver, and Kimmelalong with writers like Charle.