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British satire, everyday politics : Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci and Charlie Brooker
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Brassett, James and Sutton, Alex (2017) British satire, everyday politics : Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci and Charlie Brooker. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 19 (2). pp. 245-262. doi:10.1177/1369148117700147 ISSN 1467-856X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1369148117700147
Abstract
This article develops a critical engagement with the politics of British satire. After first engaging the mainstream critique of satire—that it promotes cynicism and apathy by portraying politicians in stereotypically corrupt terms—we develop a performative approach to comedy as an everyday vernacular of political life. Beyond a focus on ‘impact’, we suggest that satire can be read as an everyday form of political reflection that performs within a social context. This argument yields an image of Morris, Iannucci and Brooker as important critics of contemporary British politics, a point which we explore through their interventions on media form, political tragedy and political agency.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Political satire -- Great Britain -- 21st century, Morris, Christopher, 1965-, Iannucci, Armando, 1963-, Brooker, Charlie | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | The British Journal of Politics and International Relations | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1467-856X | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 1 May 2017 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 19 | ||||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 245-262 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/1369148117700147 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 May 2017 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 4 May 2017 |
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