Digital Satire in Latin America - 9781683404750

Digital Satire in Latin AmericaOnline Video Humor As Hybrid Alternative Media\nAuthor(s): Paul Alonso\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Florida, United States\nImprint: University Press of Florida\nISBN-13: 9781683404750, 978-1683404750\nSynopsis\nHow creators of online video critique politics and society and amplify public discourse in Latin American countries\n\nThis book analyzes how digital-native audiovisual satire has become increasingly influential in national public debates within Latin America. Paul Alonso illuminates the role of online video in filling gaps in sociopolitical critique left by television, traditional journalism, and commercial entertainment while exposing some of the prevalent tensions of the region. \n\nAlonso draws on interviews and analyzes media content to consider some of the most representative and influential satirical shows born on the internet and produced in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, and Latinx communitie.