Comedic Nightmare

The Trump Effect on American Comedy
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-52475-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 181 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Popular Culture

The presidency of Donald J. Trump, has had a considerable impacts on American politics and society. One of these was his altering of the comedic mood in America, taking comedy away from many of its traditions. His presidency turned comedy into political weaponry, as comedians on the liberal side of politics turned their efforts to ridiculing Trump’s buffoonish persona, while on the conservative side, a Trump-supportive group of comedians mocked those very comedians who opposed Trump. Trump himself emerged as a comedian, performing his dark, caustic, comical routines with consummate skill at his rallies. If comedy is a pulse for a country, then it is legitimate to ask if that pulse still beating, even after Trump lost reelection in 2020. This book will address this question, examining how Trump’s presidency interrupted the historical flow of American comedic traditions, and how it spread a dark mood throughout American society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Danesi, Marcel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Abstract

Keywords

1 American Comedy

2 Buffoonery

3 Dark Comedy

4 The Circus Came and Went

5 A Comedic Nightmare

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Marcel Danesi, Ph.D. (1974), University of Toronto, is Professor Emeritus of semiotics and linguistic anthropology at that university. He has published extensively in both fields, including Memes and the Future of Popular Culture (Brill 2019).