America According to Colbert: Satire as Public Pedagogy (Education, Politics and Public Life)

McClennen, S.

ISBN 10: 0230104665 / ISBN 13: 9780230104662

Published by Palgrave Macmillan (edition 2011), 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: America According to Colbert: Satire as Public Pedagogy (Education, Politics and Public Life)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (edition 2011)
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230104665
• ISBN 13: 9780230104662
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2011.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

America According to Colbert: Satire as Public Pedagogy post 9/11 argues that, in contrast to the anti-intellectualism, the sensationalism, and the punditry that tend to govern most mass media today, Stephen Colbert's program offers his audience the opportunity to understand the context through which most news is reported and to be critical of it.

About the Author

Sophia A. McClennen is Professor of Comparative Literature, Spanish, and Women's Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA where she directs the Center for Global Studies and the graduate program in Comparative Literature.