Education, Politics and Public Life: Satire as Public Pedagogy

McClennen, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-11-30

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781137014726

DOI: 10.1057/9781137343093

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 217